I was just thinking: I am my own worst enemy sometimes. Certainly, I can see myself in a Three Stooges or Keystone Kops movie or some other kind of comic relief. Recently, I was taking laundry out of the dryer. I pulled out a pair of pajama bottoms, then a sock. I tossed the sock…

I was just thinking…of what I’ve learned about myself through traveling. People often encourage one to travel–“It’s a way of broadening your horizons!” “You learn so much about other people! Other cultures!” “You’re not the Ugly American anymore!” All true, all trite, and trite because they are so true. But perhaps as much as looking…