Do the World A Favor: Become a Minority

The most enlightening experience I have ever had was the day I first became a minority. Culture shock is a real thing. The first time I traveled to a non-white, non-English-speaking country was when I spent several days in Morocco. There, I was truly an outsider, and stood out like sore thumb. I went to…

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Above All Else, Be Flexible

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” ~Albert Einstein There is no way to know what the future holds. None of us knows our fate, and there is so much left up to chance when one travels. So the most important lesson I have learned on my journeys is to be flexible. Not…

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It’s a Dangerous Business

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”  ~Bilbo Baggins, The Lord of the Rings Travel is inherently dangerous. From the moment you pass over your threshold, you leave the comfort, familiarity,…

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