Of greenland. What our millennium teen enjoys about his life on the islands of the seychelles. And why people on the indodschi lake in myanmar pin their hopes on tourism. While the search for safety and security is prompting thousands to flee to europe, an increasing number of people in rich, european and other western countries are in search of Something Else entirely the search for the meaning of life. Theres money to be made with that, up to 25 billion euros in germany alone. The quest to find peace, quiet, and the meaning of life leads people to distant places, including to the very northern tip of our globe to greenland. Where inner peace is supposed to be discovered by watching ice sheets and listening to ancient chants. [man vocalizing] reporter angaangaq comes from a family of traditional healers in greenland. No one here is left unmoved by his prayer song. The big icechanging is the title of this tour run by his organization ice wisdom. Participants have come from Central Europe and north america for a weeklong spiritual journey the edgof the stern grnland icsheet. The cost of camping in the wild without electricity or Running Water is about 3,000 euros. The quest for spiritual awakening is no longer an esoteric niche market. Its a global phenomenon. Clients have different motives, but everyone here is looking to slow down. Hope to find something within myself that i cant find in the stress of daily life. A friend recommended this trip as a way to help me find stillness, see Something Different and live in a way thats different to my normal life. Its a search for spiritual realization, an enrichment of my previousxperienc, expand consciousness. I stued anthropology when i was in college and so i like to learn a lot about cultur, as well. Reporter the Program Includes several hourlong walks amid the breathtaking scenery. They sy in a gup, but r silence, and dont eat, each to his own. The go is to cm the meal chatr in oureads. Most pele have st the nnection with mother nature. One day you and i we should learn to walk, with only what we think and what we feel. But because were humans, what we think is very powerful. Reporter the big ice, as greenlanders call it, is another focus. The impact of Global Warming on the ice sheet is alarming. Angaangaq has long been fighting to raise awareness about the dramatic melting, representing arctic peoples on United Nations panels, but to no avail. Mankind is like a teenager. They dont care about whats going to happen tomorrow. They care about what we have now. It makes me sad that people dont know how to listen. They dont know how to hear. But they listen here, but if they begin to listen here,hey will change. But noittoo late this big ice will melt in your lifetime. Catastrophe is on its way. Catastrophe, you and i, we cannot even imagine. Reporter for many participants, firsthand experience of the melting ice is a moving, even lifechanging experience. I felt almost a weeping from it. You know, the crashi, when the ice breaks and caves and you hear that crash and its a roar, its like thunder but deeper and louder and more charistic. I felt h. We all need to become aware of how we are treating the earth. What we are taking from it and that were taking far more than weeed. The moreonscious you become of that, the moreare and respect for e earth you will have. You g a shock and feel you share responsibility for whats haening. Reporter critics of such ents say ey nothingore than commcial advture tri sold in esoteric paaging rackets cloaked by promises of spiritual awakening. Angaangaq and the participants say thats not true. Im not there to pump money out of people. Im there to give them. But of course it costs money to come here. It costs money to establish a camp. So it had to be paid. Is it part of a moneymaking spiritual machine . I ink, i tst my inition more tn that. And i kn the difrence. Reporter the hourslong hike under the midnight sun to the top of a mountain is challenging for all of the participants. But no one complains. Its what they came for. And tonight, the reward is a special natural event. I dont know if you can feel the energy. This is the midnight sun. And this is the full moon. Completely opposite of one another. Reporter the shamans song that follows will resonate with visitors long after theyve returned home. [man vocalizing] [song changes] host listen to traditional chants, revel in nature, and have this calm you down theres got to be something to it. Now, teenagers tend to be less in search of peace and quiet, and more in that of dancing, and parties. In our series millennium teens, teenagers from around the world tell us what they enjoy doing, and music and dancing is right on top of their list. But fifteenyearold angel is growing up in the seychelles, an island state less renowned for its clubs and parties than for its unspoilt beaches. So lets hear from angel what he likes to do in his spare time. I have 15. I am millennial. Angel my name is angel estico. Im 16 years old. And i live in seychelles, beauvallon, which is a small town in the north. I always have a ball with me. I always play football when i come to the beach. Sometimes we just meet up with some random people like today and play football. I like ronaldo, i like messi, i like neymar. All the great players. I look up to them. My family makes me happy. I have a younger sister who is 12 years old. And i have an older sister who is 24. My older sister is miss seychelles 2014. So im lucky i guess. Go, go, go angel any type of music, as long as its no metal rock or something crazy. Like rap, hiphop, modern music. The moment has to be right. Angel i think war is the main conflict right now. People from syria, Syrian Refugees moving out and going elsewhere because there is issues there. I think war is the biggest problem right now. And also corruption. Host let me introduce you to this young lady, katarschinna pisarska. Because she is very smart and very promising, the World Economic forum has selected her as one of its young global leaders. Katarschinna prepares young people in poland for work in international organizations, and she shares with us her thoughts about the crisis in ukraine. I think that Vladimir Putin and russia has done a huge favor to ukraine by this conflict. I know its very controversial , but im saying this because it has built a Certain National unity that was not possible for out the 20 years of ukrainian independent existence. And the ukrainians for the first time understand that they are fighting for their identity, for their survival. And they have just one chance. They can make it right or they will disappear. Katarschinna my name is katarzyna pisarska. Im the director of the European Academy of diplomacy in warsaw. Its a leadership and diplomacy academy. A lot of our activities is focused around such themes like rule of law, fighting corruption, human rights. So how to improve our societies. Katarschinna so we were signing an Association Agreement with ukraine. We can not see this as any type of threat for the Russian Federation, because this is a global world. Katarschinna i think what is happening in ukraine and the conflict that ukraine has in russia is a consequence of a certain self doubt of europe, of a certain weakness of europe. Katarschinna but we do have to remember. Its the most peaceful, prosperous region in the world. I think we need to understand what we have and value it. And also project that outside. For me it was a huge surprise. Not only that we have put these sanctions together but that we have been able to uphold them. Katarschinna which shows that we are able to constrain our short term interest, so the export of our apples, cheeses, food, or big gas deals for now, for something that we believe is bigger, more important, as a common interest. But which is critical for the survival of the eu as a project. My advice to ukraine is, that it has to declare dombas an occupied territory, and close it down. Katarschinna and give the full responsibility under the Geneva Convention to the Russian Federation for the wellbeing of people there. And say we can not do anything. Its a huge power, fighting with us. So ukraine saying the minsk agreement has failed and we need to recognize this as for what it is an occupied territory on our sovereign state. And continue the reforms that are going to be painful, that are going to take time. But at the end of the day will allow ukraine to survive as a state. Host giving up part of a country in order to preserve the country as such, thats actually an interesting thoughts. A city with over 20 million inhabitants, like mexico city how do people live there . Impossible to say for all those 20 million at once. Which is why we have picked just one person and asked him to show us his home and life in mexico city. Hello and welcome to my home. My house is your house. Please come in. So this is my house, my studio, my dining room. This is where i eat, sleep, and work. I live in a studio, not a normal apartment. This is where i sleep. The sofa folds out into a bed, and its pretty comfortable, too. The rest of the space is my studio, for work. This is oil paint on thin brass leaf. Its applied in many layers. I think its a good piece of work. This is a spinning wheel. A friend from pakistan gave it to me. He didnt have room for it in his apartment. I like it, a enjoy being surrounded by beautiful things. I carved this small dragon out of a bone. I used to have dogs and they were always bringing me bones like this. Thanks for visiting. I have to go make dinner for a friend so ill say goodbye now. Safe travels. Byebye. Host South East Asia is a popular destination for tourists but theres one country, myanmar, which has only slowly been opening itself up to tourism, following the end of its military regime. Yet myanmar boasts a special attraction one of South East Asias largest inland lakes, lake indodschi. A tour of the lake in a canoe may let you catch a glimpse of rare birds and wetland species. Reporter change in his country has been slow in coming. But a new era is on the horizon. Most of the men at lake indawgyi earn their livelihoods from fishing. That has always been the case. Zwe zaw zaw win is ambitous. The 20yearold has a bachelors degree in economics. I want to be a tour guide, its a great job. Tourism could be an economic motor for this region, we make a better living. I can offer them a great experience here and can make money. Its a winwin situation. Reporter currently northern myanmar is still not a big tourist draw. It takes an entire day to get here from the capital, and its a fivehour drive to the nearest airport. Zwe and ten other young locals aim to put their home on the tourism map. Theyve been learning english for six months. How are you tay . Yes, i am fine. Reporter how do you conduct small talk with foreigners . Or sell them a hiking or kayak tour . Skills that must be learned. Just five years ago, it was illegal to do business with foreigners. At the start i was afraid i couldnt express myself properly. But the questions are always the same. Whats your name . Where do you come from . Whats the lakes history . Its more important tourists understand me when i talk to them. Reporter the lake is a bird watchers paradise, a major selling point. International environmentalists are helping its development as an ecotourism destination. The young guides are learning to find the best spots. Zwe wants to show an australian visitor his favorite bird species. The sarus crane is an endangered species. It lives on the lake, but is very rare in other regions. Reporter the lake is home to ten bird species threatened with extinction. And its the winter residence 20,000 migratory birds. For frank momberg, mynmars fledgling Tourism Industry is an opportunity. Environmental protection under the jurisdiction of the army was much less effective. If the local population profits from ecotourism, then it will also stand up for the preservation of the evironment. So naturally its better if ey can ma money fm watchi rds, ratr than cching th for theidaily food intake. Reporter this cow carcass has been placed out to lure the rare, y white rumped vulture. Environmentalists want to determine the size of the birds population in the area. Hours of waiting, but no luck. The vultures are endangered around the world, because often the carcasses they feed on are contaminated by veterinary drugs. Birdsre killeby eatin cattle but in the indawgyi region that doesnt happen, because our agriculture is less developed and doesnt implement the wide use of veterinary drugs. Reporter offerings and gifts for the monks. The people here are generous, even though many are very poor. They hope tourism can lift them out of poverty. Electricity lines were installed just a month ago. And the old military guest house can now be rented out to civilians. But its not all peaceful here. The northern banks of the lake mark the beginning of territory controlled by the kachin independence army, an ethnic militia that operates at least a hundred illegal gold mines around the lake. Environmentalists say that is a disaster for the region. Miners use mercury to extract gold, and let it run out with the sand into the lake. Merry definely acmulates the fish. The fishermen eat the fish themselves, and sell it in surrounding towns. So naturally the fish poses a Health Hazard the midto longerm. If its not stopped in the next five to ten years, the problem will get worse. Reporter zwe zaw zaw win couldnt persuade his australian visitor to take a kayak tour. He makes up to seven dollars a day about double the income of a farmer. The shwe myitzu pagoda is the buddhist attraction in the middle of the lake. He comes here every week. His buddha is the tuesday buddha, because he was born on a tuesday. I agratefulhat we a seng visit numbers increase here. Rently we en had se from korea. And theyre staying longer, too, for three, four days. So i have more time to show them around our lake. Reporter unlike other attractions in myanmar, this pagoda isnt thronged by visitors. Zwe knows tourism offers an opportunity, but that it can also destroy places of beauty. Host and on this note of peace, beauty and serenity, lets wrap up this edition of global 3000. Well be back next week and do hope youll join us again. Until then, from me and the entire global team thanks for , watching, byebye, and tschuss. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] mnmnmnmhmlm ccn narrator this is grace, a business woman in kigali, rwanda. Eight years ago, she was starving and unable to feed her children. Life is good. She earns up to 200 a month from her furniture business and employs 11 people
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