From the Intro: My Philosophy about Traveling
I think I began traveling because I loved seeing new places and experiencing first-hand how other people live. Over the years, however, I have developed a personal philosophy about travel: not just about how educational it is, but about how it is a valuable tool for personal development, empowerment, and creativity; about how it promotes understanding among people who may be very different; and about how it could be a way to achieve lasting peace. From the time my homeschooled children were small, I told them that I would not pay for them to attend college. If they wanted to go to school, they would have to want to go badly enough that they would find a way. BUT…I also told them that if they wanted to travel, I might find a few dollars to help out. That is how strongly I feel that travel is the best education and mind-and-soul builder. Am I a bad parent? Do I take this traveling thing too far? I don’t think so. An Avenue to Peace A few months into my sojourn around the worl...