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Why Travel - Part 5

This is the rest of list of practical thoughts from yesterday on who to travel and expand your view of the world: Eat everything--or at least a lot. Do they eat much meat? What kind of animals? What parts of the animal? Is the food spicy, savory, or bland? What

Why Travel - Part 4

If you want to push yourself beyond your boundaries, it won't be easy. If you want to expand your view of the world and you find international travel easy (Canada is an exception!), you're doing it wrong, or you are incredibly gifted. No passport, no problem First, don't think that

Why Travel - Part 3

Polka in Prešeren Square Kissing the Ground Here's what I seem to hear every time a group returns from a short-term missions trip: "I am so thankful to live in America." "God has really blessed us." "I don't know how I would survive in [insert

Why Travel - Part 2

A crowded gate in the Vienna airport. There were no where near enough seats. We stood. We get used to what surrounds us. City dwellers accept the din of traffic and the bustle of urban life. Suburbanites thrive with strip malls and shopping centers close at hand. Country folks enjoy

Why Travel - Part 1

Sunset over the Adriatic Nearly eight years ago I stepped aboard my first international flight. I was excited. I had no idea what to expect. I was convinced of American exceptionalism and the glory of the American South. I was in love with the past--a golden era of American Christianity.