What is a diplomat?
We believe that a diplomat is simply a representative of a country. A person that represents the ideas and beliefs of a particular nation.

My Name is James Lane and I was born in the United States of America but I do not believe in the policies of the aforementioned country's present government.
I have read and fully understand the words in the Constitution of the United States of America. I also believe I represent the beliefs in the aforementioned document to the best of my abilities to understand those words.
Therefore, It is my wish to embark on an indefinite journey of diplomacy, to find my niche and apply my talents where their needed the most and in return learn the meaning of the word civilization as it applies to a planet as opposed to one nation. also I'd very much like to prove to the people of the planet Earth (who I can reach personally under sail) that not all people born in the United States of America are ass holes like george bush II and his ilk.

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We really are doing this, Dena and I. On the first leg of our journey we sailed to the San Francisco Bay from Seattle, WA. A beautiful two year adventure that took us through the San Juan Islands of the Puget sound in Washington State, the southern Gulf Island of B.C. Canada and the of course the aw inspiring North American Pacific Ocean. Now almost seven years into our adventure we're seeking grants and donations for enough money*,resources, gear, technology, et-cet so that we, can sustainably, comfortably, and successfully achieve, document and ultimately complete this immense journey of discovery. We are going to circumnavigate the planet Earth in our 32 foot sailboat, the S.V. Sapien, over the next 15 to 20 some-odd-years and as communications technology marches on we will endeavor to document this journey in the most interactive way our budget will allow. So...
Please donate generously to us and to the enduring spirit of discovery.

Thank you...
James Lane

*Blink*

*we're still working on that figure but realistically if we're looking at about $300 bucks a week (we can live on that under sail, really) for 15 years that's about 234,000 Big Ones, and about a half-mil for 30 - c'mon that's noth'n!