In 1964, Delia Goetz introduced the nine-year-old me to the world. Her 4th Grade textbook, ‘At Home Around the World’ opened a world of foreign countries, foreign children, foreign languages, and foreign cultures. With her ‘At Home in the- Mountains of Ecuador, A River in India, A Ranch in Argentina …’ through nine geographically diverse places she helped me to discover our differences and our likenesses, our sameness. She introduced me to the challenges of land reclamation in The Netherlands and to the challenges of reforestation in Norway. I fell in love with the people and places of our world and ever since I have been discovering places near and far as part of this beautiful journey she unfolded for me. While I must declare a physical address for the privilege to vote or to drive and I must declare a physical address for my passport, I do consider this planet my home. So, you may find me packing to go home, or you may find me gone but you will never find me homesick.
In this space, I want to inspire travel for others, because travel unites us. Through travel we share knowledge and develop understanding. When exposed to other cultures we better understand ourselves. Celebrate the uniqueness of the place you are in now and celebrate our sameness. Here I hope to share my experiences, my stories of travel and journey, my own Reflections of Place.
Copyright © 2017- Molly Cox
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