Victoria Tao
World Geography Magazine: Galapagos
Galapagos. Gao Lao Pua La Si. The tall disconsolate wife pulled to death: An evolutionary love language lost in google translation. This hero’s journey of the islands will take you from the drama of the life of Lonely George, the only Galapagos Tortoise of his kind, to die alone without a mate; to the transcendence of the lava arches of Los Tunneles as your final resting place floating along in its serene waters. Struggle in the Tri-lingual purgatory of sub-par communication as your only tool to speak your heart to your beloved. Sounds come out, words are dropped, meaning is up to interpretation. Songs to the moon permeate throughout your journey, the equatorial warm waters bears witness to yearning. You have arrived.