Ryan and the Shoeshine Boy

Every week, somewhere in the world, I solve a mission sent one of my viewers. One of my missions was "bring joy to a child laborer", so I meet a small boy with two blind parents who must shine shoes to support his family, and try to make his day.

The Ryan Estrada Expeditions is a weekly adventure show where I travel the world completing whatever missions people send me on. Some are serious, like this one, some are silly, and others are just ridiculous. Check them out here, or at http://www.ryanestrada.com/expeditions

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• expeditions
• travel
• adventure
• India
• Dharmshala

[fyglyph]

So, do you expect congratulations for exploiting this little boy to make your video? Or... what? This doesn't show any inkling that you are even trying to reconfigure the globalizing capitalist machine of which you are a part.

[ryanestradadotcom]

(1) No (2) what? (3) I'll get right on that globalizing capitalist machine thing.

[bigfatkittycat]

OMG! The kid is so stringing you along and you don't even know it? And you act like some hero cuz you bought him some groceries? You sure put your face and name up alot. And that was really creepy the way you tried to sleep over with him, i'm glad his familly didn't let that happen. Really, you come off as stuped and self serving, or worse? You and most people posting here don't understand the boy's situation. Be carefull.

[ryanestradadotcom]

I do realize that the part about staying in the house sounds weird, out of context. The plan was that I wanted to do a whole followup episode about the slums, how the people live.

[porcelainbarbiedoll1]

He' not exploiting the kid! How many of you have made a difference like that lately? Ryan keep doing what your doing man. You rock.

[shrekthenoob]

wow kate... i thought most people had a sense of compassion, not every1 is out to exploit every1 else, wth is wrong with u, this Ryan guy is a great man, and we need more like him

[LaPingvino]

@bigfatkittycat have you ever lived in such areas? I guarantee you, it's not creepy at all there: the poorer the families, the more welcome you are. It's an important cultural difference there. Really, even one day of assistance makes a difference that lasts at least in their minds.

To illustrate: I live in Brazil now and the poor people help the slump people here for example taking care of the children they cannot take care of. The poor helps the poorer. Why should the "rich" stay out of this?

[32sachin]

thanks for the video...keep the good work goin

[jsmythib]

we need to plug every person on the planet into this internet thing..

[aglucas]

Damn Ryan very cool.

[markhalawa]

Gd bless you, Ryan.

You've done this little guy a great favor.. May your kindness come back at your 10 folds!

[TheNewNikoSoprano]

ya you are so right. we are all better off watching your bunny and pony videos,

much better use of our time

[ItsFajarBaby]

Your amazing... that was really nice of you to do that for the boy and his family (:

[windchimex]

wow what a great human being you are!...your mission was sure accomplished ...ciao!

[ColossusofVita]

Ryan=Jesus in the flesh

[chatterjeeankur]

it brought tear to my eyes