Episode 41: John Allen Chau: Missionary Martyr? Or Witless Wanderer?

This week's episode discusses the controversy surrounding the death of 26-year-old traveler John Allen Chau.  Chau was killed in November 2018 after attempting to make contact with the North Sentinel tribe—a tribe that has rejected contact with the outside world for thousands of years.  Some call him a martyr…others call him an arrogant traveler...what do you think?  SHOW RESOURCES Article highlighting the 11 times the outside world tried to make contact with the tribe on North Sentinel Island:  https://www.thisisinsider.com/sentinelese-tribe-contact-world-2018-11#in-1867-an-indian-merchant-ship-crashed-near-the-island-1   *********************************************************************************** OTHER RESOURCES: WILDFIRE RELIEF The California Wildfires have claimed over 40 lives and left thousands of people homeless leading up to the holidays.  If you are interested in helping out those communities, here are some ways to do so: World Central Kitchen:  this is one of my favorite charities.  They provide meals to those in need—and have a stellar record of helping in the aftermath of disasters (they've served 3.6 million meals in Puerto Rico since last year!) https://www.worldcentralkitchen.org/donate American Red Cross:  The Red Cross is known for helping people and responding to disasters.  https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-florence-donations.html/   *********************************************************************************** How to find Reyna Simone: Instagram & Twitter:  @travelquips Her Blog:  www.travelquips.com Facebook:  www.facebook.com/TravelQuips ************************************************************************************ Do you have a travel related question that you would like Reyna Simone to answer?  You can leave a voicemail here—Reyna Simone may play it on the podcast!  Just make sure the message is 90 seconds or less and don't forget to say your first name and where you are from.  Or you can email your travel questions to [email protected]. ************************************************************************************* Podcast Music & Sound Effects French Disco by Felipe Adorno Vassao available at www.shockwave-sound.com. Screams of Frustration by jorickhoffd.  Attribution License:  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ .  Available at https://freesound.org/people/jorickhoofd/sounds/178410/#. Cool Pop by Brion Kennedy available at SoundExpress/Getty Images