Summer Liberty Odyssey  

by Astrid Campos  

Summer is the height of camp season for LLI, and this summer is no exception.  

The Slovakia camp kicks it off June 26 - July 2 from the lovely hamlet of Vrútky. Located at the confluence of the Váh and the Turiec rivers and near the Malá Fatra mountain range, Vrútky has remained a small town despite its location on an important railway line. Biking and hiking are favorite summer recreational activities and you can anticipate warm weather.  Our reliable and experienced local partner for this camp, for the fifth year, is Radovan Ďurana and his Institute of Economic and Social Studies (INESS). 

Then it is on to our new camp in Albania August 21 - 27. Sisters Fjoralba and Jonida, alumnae of our Poland camp last fall, have selected a lovely venue on the shores of Lake Ohrid in Pogradec. One of the premier tourist resorts of Albania, Pogradec has an excellent climate, extraordinary scenery, and ample opportunities for recreation. This beautiful location will be an excellent backdrop for a vibrant camp experience.

This summer also marks the much anticipated return of the ISIL World Conference August 29 - September 2. Its location on the beautiful Aeolian island of Vulcano will challenge our focus on the world-class lineup of  intellectual heavy-hitters and exciting, provocative thinkers of all ages and reputations  -- Antonio Martino, Tom Palmer, Mary Ruwart, Ken Schoolland, Mark Pennington, Nicola Ianello, Josie Appleton, Valérie Hartwich, and Detlev Schlichter.

ISIL will push the boundaries, explore radical scenarios, and explode ideas into your life. After the intense sessions, take in the magical beauty of Vulcano, Lipari, and Stromboli, which the Ancients believed hid the forge of the gods.  

The other bookend to our Liberty Odyssey is our fourth annual visit to Poland September 4 - 10. This year the Polish Liberty Camp will be located in Tąpadła, a tiny agricultural village situated in the rolling hills between Wrocław and the Czech border. This area is rich with history from the Bohemian empire to the Mongol invasion. This is also the warm belt of Poland, so we anticipate balmy temperatures and generous hospitality, as well as another dynamic and friendly group of students and staff. Once again, we partner with Paweł Toboła-Pertkiewicz and his Polish-American Foundation for Economic and Social Studies (PAFERE). 

If you feel like " chasing liberty" and want your next vacation to make a difference, consider joining us as a voluntourist. Share your life experience with young people eager to learn about freedom. You can elect to give a lecture, lead a discussion, or just interact with the group casually. The fee of $1500.00 covers your week stay at camp, and helps sponsor camp activities and subsidize students. Knowledge is the best gift we can give to the future. We hope you'll join us or consider donating any sum if you cannot.

ODYSSEY PACKAGE $2200.00

You may have noticed that we've strategically arranged camps on either side of the ISIL World Conference.  We want you to take advantage of this scheduling with the 2 week Odyssey Package.  Either the Albania Camp plus the World Conference, or the World Conference plus the Poland Camp.  The price includes conference fees plus your lodging and meals at the conference.  Ready to go on your own personal odyssey? Click here to get started.     

Seeds for Change 

by Roman Goerss

In the modern age, we're rapidly growing used to investments we can monitor at all times. Websites provide us the value of our stocks 24/7, we know how our sports teams are doing before they even finish their games and virtually any information we may need can be found instantly on Wikipedia, Amazon or Google. We live in the now, we want it now.  Right now. 

But change doesn't always happen that way. Real, positive, sustainable change is often slow. We must take the long view.  

I'm reminded of the fable of Johnny Appleseed, based on a real man, in which he wandered the land planting seeds for both his own future and the prosperity of his children. Contrary to the legend, his seed scattering was far from random. Indeed, he sought specific locations that would favor his crop and planted whole orchards, and returned every year or two to monitor their progress and cultivate his investment.

At the Language of Liberty Institute, we aspire to be Johnny Appleseeds for freedom. We go to countries that yearn for freedom and sow the ideas and principles that will grow into new Edens. This type of investment also takes time to mature, but that is precisely why we must move now, to ensure that future generations can harvest the fruit of liberty.    

The seeds we plant at our camps grow in the minds of people who create new think tanks, become policy advisors to governments, become rights advocates and political activists, become the next generation of business leaders, civic leaders and political leaders.  

Like gold, go long on Liberty. It is just as precious, and an investment worth making.  

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