Immersion Travel: Becoming A Porter In Nepal w/ Nate Menninger

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

As a traveler what is the best thing you can do to have a richer and fuller experience and a closer connection with the countries you are visiting? Today's guest is Nate Menninger who traveled to Nepal and talked his way into working one of the world's toughest jobs, being a porter in the Himalayas & the subsequent film on his experience. This job is not for the weak and includes carrying crazy amounts of bags for trekkers and getting supplies to the small villages that are in need so the strength is both physical and mental. He is one of the first foreign-born people to take on this job and we get into the dynamics that this caused, how this relates to his overall travel experience and the surprising thing he did right after working with the porters in Nepal plus how he was able to learn the language enough to create meaningful conversations so quickly. What trip had the biggest impact on your life? What were the changes you felt after returning home? Let me know by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a bonus episode every month (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click Here To Try Premium Passport For Only $1 Tune In To Learn: Running With The Bulls, Diving In Belize, & Free Housing in South America The Art Of F' Perfection Speaking The Language The Vow Of Silence & Its Effects On The Body & Mind A Crash Course In Empathy The Dichotomy of Porter to Hollywood Breaking Into The World Of Being A Filmmaker & A Porter The 101 Of Being A Porter & Being A Responsible Traveler What Should We Do When We Go To Nepal? Most Surprising Aspect Of Being A Porter Being Accepted By Other Porters or Not Why Authentic Travel Should Matter To You? What's Next? And so much more Resources: Find The Porter Film on the website Follow The Porter Film on Instagram | YouTube Zero To Travel Trekking Nepal Series Side Hustle Success Challenge Starts on January 11th, 2021 Camp Indie Want More? Trekking Nepal Series Nepal Trekking Season: When To Go The Best Treks In Nepal Please head over to the archives for more Zero To Travel podcasts!

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0:00.0	As a traveler, what is the best thing you can do to have richer and fuller experiences and
0:06.5	closer connections with the countries you are visiting?
0:11.1	I'm going to answer that question in this show, plus an interview with a gentleman named
0:18.2	Ney to incredible story.
0:20.5	He went to Nepal and talked his way
0:22.9	into working as a porter. And they're the
0:26.6	people that support trekkers that are hiking into the
0:30.8	Himalayas and they'll carry crazy amounts
0:33.9	of baggage, among other things. They also work to carry supplies to villages and things
0:39.7	like that. And he is one of the first, from this conversation from what I know, one of the first
0:46.5	foreign-born people to actually live and work with the porters. And we talk all about his experience
0:52.6	and of course how it relates to his overall
0:55.7	travel experience. And the surprising thing he did right after working with the porters in Nepal,
1:03.5	how he was able to learn the language so quickly, actually enough to get by and to have meaningful
1:09.1	conversations and so much more. It's a really inspiring
1:12.2	interview with a lot of actionable takeaways as well. So we're going to get into all of that
1:17.7	and so much more on today's show right now. So buckle up. Strap in. Thanks for being here.
1:26.3	And welcome to the Zero to Travel podcast, my friend.
1:35.1	You're listening to the Zero to Travel podcast where we explore exciting travel-based work,
1:40.2	lifestyle and business opportunities, helping you to achieve your wildest travel dreams.
1:45.5	And now your host, World Wanderer and Travel Junkie, Jason Moore.
1:52.6	Hey there, it's Jason with Zero to Travel.com.
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