11. Travel

• "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness." Mark Twain
• "The world is a book and those who don't travel read only one page." St. Augustine

When Oprah travels around the world and around the country on her show, I am reminded of my own travels. Having been to Europe twice, I wondered why I didn't visit Denmark, after seeing how lovely Copenhagen I want to go there! I remember back in college my goal of touring around Europe with a backpack, and I did that for six weeks, a few months after graduation. Then, I went to Europe again, after the completion of my student teaching, Bryan and I went to Europe for about ten days with a tour. This was much easier because of Karl, our tour guide who was a medical doctor/tour guide who spoke English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. We had political discussions about America, he knew more about the American political situation than many of my America students. One can not hope to understand the world and the people of the world, unless one travels and sees how the people live and survive in their own backyard.

Where have you traveled and what have you learned from your travels?