ETO: literally meaning «Earth To Orbit,» this acronym suggests the idea that each moment spent seems outside of time. Days are marked by various discoveries and unfold in alignment with the cycles of nature. Disconnection occurs through the elements around us, following the model of a virtuous circle.
SOTO: this refers to a current represented by a Japanese school of thought, where the notions of «practice» and «awakening» are one and the same. SOTO also corresponds to a Japanese term meaning «outside.» The traveler leaves their familiar land to open up to new people, cultures, experiences, and habits.
«We cannot understand man apart from nature, and nature is incomprehensible without man» – Hamilton Wright Mabie.