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Pictures from last week with OneMillionLightsPH and @madtravel_ph. We started bring solar power to off-grid communities in high school, 7 years ago. . It’s the first time in 5 years that our core team is almost complete (@tanpho.tos ) . Good company, Good Cause, and an org that’s getting stronger despite the challenges that come with distance and growing older. #changeyoucansee #adventuresthatmatter (at Central Luzon)

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Interesting Voids (July,2015) The road ahead may seem barren and often lacking in promise. We often choose to move forward because we don't know any other way. In times like these, it's important to realize that any way may be the right way. From experience, these roads while they may seem barren can lead us to some amazing places (at Uyuni)

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💜 en busca de la felicidad

Viajar sola. Este último viaje decidí que uno de mis cuadernos -mientras otro se llenaba de dibujos y otro de consejos cinéfilos- se llenaría de definiciones de felicidad. Las personas que me interesaban, con quien generaba un vínculo interesante, con quien me resultaba curioso por su historia, su origen, su pensamiento, le pedí que me escriba lo primero que se le ocurría sobre qué consideraba felicidad; transcribo acá algunas de ellas.

Mahmud, 40 years old, Luxor, Egypt

“Happiness for me is to be satisfied with what you have and what you get. Accept that what things will just happen and accept them with satisfaction is the first step towards happiness“ “La felicidad para mí es estar satisfecho de lo que tienes y de lo que te pasa. Aceptar que lo que te va a pasar te pasará y aceptarlo con satisfacción es el primer paso hacia la felicidad”

Wyatt, 18 years old, California, USA

“For me, happiness is the contentment in being able to fight for and fulfill my dreams” “Para mí la felicidad es la satisfacción de ser capaz de luchar y cumplir mis sueños”

Elsa, 25 years old, Billeville, France

“For me happiness is to live simply, to take the simple things and be / talk openly with others and with yourself ” “Para mi la felicidad es vivir simplemente, aprovechar las cosas simples y ser / hablar de manera sincera con los otros y con vos mismo”

Thomas, 25, Paris, France

“For me happiness is just to do what you are found of. To do what you’ve dreaming. Travel, meet people, and to give the best of you everyday, as much as you can” “Para mí la felicidad es simplemente ser lo que estás destinado a ser. Hacer lo que siempre has soñado. Viajar, conocer gente, y dar lo mejor de ti todos los días, tanto como sea posible”

Etienne, 23, Quebec, Canadá

“Im picturing happiness as a road, an unknown road where the only goal is, with times and experiences, to learn about this road. I don’t see happiness like something finite, like an object that you get and that’s it, you can’t get happiness, happiness get you. The only goal for me in life is to learn about myself, because I know that the better you know yourself, the clearer is the road of happiness, and the easier it is to follow it with others. Because what’s the point if you can’t share it?” “Imagino la felicidad como un camino, un camino desconocido, donde el único objetivo es,con tiempos y experiencias, aprender acerca de este camino. No veo la felicidad como algo finito, como un objeto que se obtiene y eso es todo; no se puede llegar a la felicidad, la felicidad llega a vos. El único objetivo para mí en la vida es aprender acerca de mí mismo , porque sé que cuanto mejor te conoces a vos mismo,más claro es el camino de la felicidad , y más fácil es transitarlo con los demás. Porque cuál es el punto si no podes compartirlo?”

Rafa, 23, Quebec, Canada

Happiness. Love. Agape, Eros, Philia, Storge

Veronika, 24, Russia

“I think happiness is to do what you like with your life, and at the same time to be useful for the society, to make world better and have people who supports you and loves you and you love them back” "Creo que la felicidad es hacer lo que te guste con tu vida, y al mismo tiempo ser útil para la sociedad, para hacer un mundo mejor y tener gente que te apoya y te ama y que vos los amas también”

Antoine, 26, Paris, France

“So, Marisol what is happiness? I would say feeling good with yourself, with people you love/like and how you see and make your life. Enjoy your life, always” “Así que, Marisol, qué es la felicidad? Yo diría que es sentirse bien con uno mismo, con la gente que amas y querés y la forma en que ves y haces tu vida. Disfruta de tu vida, siempre”

Seth, 25, Florida, USA (I must say this is my favorite one- Esta es mi preferida)

“Happiness is subjective. If you believe you are happy.. then you are happy. It is transcendent of wealth, status, or even relational connection. It depends solely on your degree of self acceptance with your own mortality and fusion with the collective mind, great spirit, the devine: God. Until you have truly understand your role in this infinite universe, you cannot be happy. Total awareness is the key” “La felicidad es subjetiva. Si vos crees que sos feliz… entonces sos feliz. Trasciende a la riqueza, a la posición social, o incluso a las conexiones y relaciones sociales. Depende exclusivamente del grado de aceptación de uno mismo con su propia mortalidad y la fusión con una mente colectiva, con un gran espíritu, con lo divino: Dios. Hasta que no hayas entendido verdaderamente tu rol en este universo infinito, no podes ser feliz. Ser consciente de uno mismo es la clave”

Christian, 24, Berlín, Alemania

“Well, I think happiness is the attempt to keep the feeling you get when you finally realize that the /my life is very, very nice and you can only laugh, cry or whatever! because happiness is something you feel at that moment. I try to listen to my inner voice to keep that feeling, which is only the connection between me and the world! Because we live in a free society compared with other societies in the world … But many people still did not understand what you can do with that freedom, so the people have to wake up and live without many doubts, and the rest automatically it comes to you:)” “Pues, me refiero en cuanto a la felicidad al intento de mantener el sentimiento que recibes cuando finalmente te realizas que la/mi vida es muy, muy bonita y sólo se puede reír, llorar o lo que sea! pues, la felicidad se siente en ese momento, yo intento escuchar a mi voz de interior para mantener ese sentimiento, que sólo es la conexión entre mi y el mundo! Pues, vivimos en una sociedad muy libre en comparación con otras sociedades en el mundo… Pero mucha gente todavía no entendió que se puede hacer con esa libertad, así que el pueblo se tiene que despertar y vivir sin muchas dudas, y el resto viene automáticamente :)”

Bilal, 28, Paris, Francia

"Happiness is know how to give to the others. It is knowing how to share and exchange culture. It is know how to love and let the destiny empower us” “La felicidad es saber dar a los demás. Es saber compartir y intercambiar de cultura. Es saber amar y dejar al destino empoderarse de nosotros”

Daniele, 24, Milano, Italia

“La felicitá per me é il non volere e essere da un’altra parte, in un altro momento con altre persone… É ADESSO SEMPRE.” “Happiness for me is not wanting to be somewhere else, at another time with other people … It’s ALWAYS NOW” “La felicidad para mí es no querer estar en otro lado, en otro momento, con otras personas…. ES AHORA SIEMPRE”

Stefano, 19, Leiden, Netherlands

“Happiness is when you can do whatever you want whitout having obligations which keep you down” “La felicidad es cuando podes hacer lo que quieras, sin obligaciones que te tiren para abajo”

Gregory, 21, Ghent, Belgium

“Happiness is something personal. For some people it’s family, friends, money… for me it’s like my own perspective of what and how much weight you give each factor. It’s something you experience when you feel truly alone, without anyone else. Just you, your thoughts and whatever is surrounding you. Be at peace with yourself and make yourself a better version of yourself. Be at peace, get responsibility of your own life and learn to life with your decisions. And actually a sheet of paper doesn’t cover it.” “La felicidad es algo personal. Para algunas personas es la familia, los amigos, el dinero… para mí es como mi propia perspectiva de qué y cuánto peso le asigno a cada factor. Es algo que se experimenta cuando te sentís realmente solo, sin nadie más. Sólo vos, tus pensamientos y lo que sea que te esté rodeando. Estar en paz con uno mismo y mejorar la propia versión de uno mismo. Estar en paz, tomar la responsabilidad de tu propia vida y aprender a vivir con tus decisiones. Y, en realidad, una hoja de papel no cubre la felicidad “

Anna, 20, Vienna, Austria (me enamoré de esta chica, confieso)

"Happiness is having a place to go, having a place to be.Being able to love and being able to be loved. Being slightly tipsy and not having things to do. Being woken up by the sunshine. A hammock on the beach. The seaside. Hearing waves so loud, you can’t hear yourself talking. Christmas. Knowing what you are thankful for. Being who you are. Knowing what you want. Good music. Going to bed knowing more than you knew when you woke up. Sunshine. Rain. Thinking about happiness and having so much to say.”

"La felicidad es tener un lugar a donde ir, tener un lugar donde estar. Ser capaz de amar y ser capaz de ser amado. Estar un poco borracho y no tener nada que hacer. Ser despertado por el sol. Una hamaca en la playa. La costa. Cuando escuchas las olas tan fuerte que no te escuchas a vos mismo. Navidad. Saber por lo que estás agradecido. Ser quien sos. Saber lo que querés. La buena música. Ir a la cama sabiendo más de lo que sabías cuando te despertaste. El sol. La lluvia. Pensar en la felicidad y tener mucho que decir”

Harry, 26, Denmark

“A man who has resigned to will himself is, after all, a God” Vladimir Nabokov. "Un hombre que ha renunciado a su propia voluntad es, después de todo, un Dios” Vladimir Nabokov.

Callum, 20, Bruto, United Kingdom

“Happiness is to close your eyes, feel the sun on your cheek, your friends in your heart and the whole world in your soul” “La felicidad es cerrar los ojos, sentir el sol en tus cachetes, a tus amigos en tu corazón y al mundo entero en tu alma”

Mark, 22, Manila, Philipines

"Happiness is not necessarily a feeling of euphoria or joy. It is not necessarily a feeling of confort or assurance. Happiness for me is acceptance. To be happy means to accept what is around us. It is when we accept that we open ourselves to bigger possibilities. When we accept we are able to love, to feel euphoria and joy as nothing can ruin your mindset. It is when we accept that we can be content with what we have. It is when we accept reality and the problemas around us that we can finally decide to do something about them. More than anything, it is when we accept the world around us that we find it in us to give and share. Happiness often does not come in insolation, it comes when we share: times, ideas, experiences, love, joy. Happiness is sharing.

Things that make a society happy are: love, collective victories, emotional shared experiences, close families, low expectations and support. Coming from the Philippines I’ve been to some of the most hopeless and empoverdied communities out there. You will be surprised to see that these places are filled with joy and smiles. Its here that I realized that happiness is not really about how much you have on your status; its how you look at life, what mindset you have, and the people you have around you. When I asked a child who had lost his home in and school after typhoon Haiyan, how he felt 3 months later.. he told me he was happy that his family survived and that people were helping out. So happiness is about focusing on the positive in life and accepting the negative.”

"La felicidad no es necesariamente un sentimiento de euforia o alegría. No es necesariamente una sensación de confort o seguridad.

La felicidad para mí es la aceptación. Ser feliz significa aceptar lo que nos rodea. Es cuando aceptamos abrirnos a mayores posibilidades. Cuando aceptamos que somos capaces de amar, de sentir la euforia y la alegría, y que nada puede arruinar tu forma de pensar. Es cuando aceptamos que podemos estar contentos con lo que tenemos. Es cuando aceptamos la realidad y los problemas que nos rodean que por fin podemos decidir hacer algo al respecto. Más que nada, es cuando aceptamos el mundo que nos rodea que nos encontramos en nosotros mismos para así poder dar y compartir. La felicidad a menudo no viene del aislamiento; la felicidad aparece cuando compartimos: tiempos, ideas, experiencias, amor, alegría. La felicidad es compartir. Las cosas que hacen feliz a una sociedad son: el amor, los triunfos colectivos, las experiencias compartidas emocionales, los lazos familiares fuertes, y las bajas expectativas. Viendo de Filipinas.. he estado en algunas de las comunidades más desesperadas y empobrecidas que existen. Te sorprenderías al ver que estos lugares están llenos de alegría y sonrisas. Y acá fue que me di cuenta de que la felicidad no es realmente cuánto tenés o tu estrato social, sino tu forma de ver la vida, tu forma de pensar y la gente que tenés a tu alrededor. Cuando le pregunté a un niño que había perdido su casa y su escuela después del tifón Haiyan, cómo se sentía después de 3 meses… me dijo que estaba feliz de que su familia había sobrevivido y porque muchas personas estaban ayudándolos. Así que la felicidad se trata de centrarse en lo positivo en la vida y también saber aceptar el lado negativo.”

Natalie, 21, Amán, Jordania

"Happiness is family. We tend to find happiness where we find home! a place where we feel secure, safety, not afraid of tomorrow or the future. As I came from Jordan, I worry a lot “like most people there” about what would be the future of my country. Will the war expand to use, will we ever find a decent life in my “home” country? That drives tension, and pressure to all people and if you visit Jordan once you will find tension everywhere.

Facilities that could help our society is absolutely more jobs for youth, it’s unemployments driving youth out of control”

"La felicidad es familia. Tendemos a encontrar la felicidad donde encontramos una casa! Un lugar donde nos sentimos seguros, tranquilos, donde no tener miedo del mañana o del futuro. Como soy de Jordania, me preocupa mucho "como la mayoría de la gente de acá” cómo será el futuro de mi país. ¿la guerra se ampliará? ¿nunca voy a encontrar una vida decente en mi país, en mi "casa”? eso impulsa la tensión y la presión en todas las personas.. y si usted visita Jordania alguna vez seguro vas a sentir esta tensión en todas partes.

Creo que las cosas que podrían ayudar a mi sociedad sería definitivamente más puestos de trabajo para los jóvenes, pues el desempleo de la juventud los está llevando fuera de control”

Felipe, 26, Cap. Federal, Argentina

“La felicidad es el presente en relación con un pasado y un futuro que no pesan. Ser feliz es aceptar nuestra historia personal y ser capaces de protagonizarla. Los amigos, la familia, la música, los libros, los viajes, las mujeres, la posibilidad de que las injusticias que percibimos día a día cambien. La felicidad tiene que ver con lo posible, y sin aceptar lo imposible. Se percibe en momentos, días, instantes… Momentos que hay que saber capturar, como una buena fotografía. La felicidad se funda en la relación que se establece entre lo que me pasa y lo que interpreto. Es una lectura. La felicidad es estructural, dialéctica.”

"Happiness is present in connection with a past and a future that have no weight. Being happy is to accept our personal history and be able to play the lead. Friends, family, music, books, travel, women, possibility that the injustices that we perceive daily someday change. Happiness is when you think everything is possible, and without accepting the impossible. it is perceived in moments, days, moments … moments you need to learn how to capture, like a good photo. Happiness is based on the relationship established between what happens to me and what I understand or interpret. It’s a reading. Happiness is structural, dialectic. ”

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What is Happiness?

This sample of cross cultural views contains no mention of wealth, material objects, or work. So why do we spend so much of our lives on these? To reach further goals - maybe, but as goals in themselves, they seem to not bring any happiness.

One of my favorite family portraits from #OneMillionLightsPH projects it's been such a great day in Sta. Cruz Zambales :)

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Met an artist outside the Uffizi Gallery. Amazing work done with acrylic, canvas, and a scalpel

Experiencing the power of Mother Nature (at Ditumabo Mother Falls)

I spent my last day in Beijing at the Summer Palace. The views are amazing and quite relaxing until you look behind at the thousands of other people in the palace. It could be a nightmare, but you could always choose to ignore and appreciate what you initially found beautiful. (at Summer Palace)

5 years ago, this woman trusted me and a few friends to bring One Million Lights to the Philippines, thus bringing me on an adventure I could only imagine. Today, I had coffee with Anna Sidana, founder of One Million Lights in Palo Alto. While we have been working together for 5 years, this is the first time we’ve met each other! Super grateful for all the doors her trust and support have opened for all of us working with One Million Lights. It was nice to finally meet her and exchange ideas. I’m excited for the future projects will work on together! OneMillionLightsPH.org (at Stanford University)

Master weaver from the B'laan Tribe here in Sarangani Province

Something out of this world at the salt flats. It's hard to describe, but you really don't feel like you are on planet earth. (at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivien)

In the middle of the sub zero desert high up in the sky, lies a blue and red lagoon populated by hundreds of flamingos

Lunch

Amazing view for this meal. We gazed at a semi frozen lagoon with flamingos with a nice mountain backdrop. It was cold, but it was beautiful.

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There is not a place I know more peaceful than this. It was so beautiful just sitting here in the emptiness. It was so silent, with the air only disturbed by our own movements and the casual passing of a tourist filled land cruiser in the distance.

I enjoyed my time in the emptiness, but that's probably because I had these two to fill it and teach me that even the emptiness can be appreciated

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It's my first time to gaze at such a sky. You can somewhat see the galaxy with your naked eye! At 4000m above sea level in the middle of nowhere, such things make you forget about the cold and distance from home. (at Isla del Sol (Copacabana, Bolivia))

Trekking to the north point was such a good idea.

We were treated to amazing vistas that were not only breathtaking figuratively, but also literally.

It’s hard to imagine that we are above most clouds and this body of water in front is a lake

Most steps were a struggle, but each one rewarded us with something greater than just a view. This place makes you feel alive and I found myself asking “how did I get here”. The world is such a an amazing place and there is so much for me to live out.

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Sunrise from Isla Del Sol

Beautiful as always. This was really majestic as seen from my room. I couldn't capture it quite properly but the bottom half of the sky was an intense orange followed by the pale blue to dark blue of the evening sky.

Seeing this made me climb out of the window to the cold balcony to view things better

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Fireworks at Cathedral de Morelia. What an amazing display! (at Plaza De Armas, Centro Histórico De Morelia, Mich)

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