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“Homelessness is not a choice, but rather a journey that many find themselves in.”

– Dr. Asa Don Brown

Like many of us, travel is a magical escape, an opportunity to see the places where others live and how they spend their days. We discover that our perspectives on life are both culturally unique and utterly ordinary.

We witness beauty, satisfaction, and love through a new lens and perhaps see different types of contentment and fulfillment.

Although my parents preferred to be at home than traveling the world, they did enjoy the food, the music, the art, the culture of far-away pla...