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Kelly at Gadling point us to this smart, insightful and very well written essay by Molly Beer about the spirit of wayfaring and the inevitable return home. It's called : As You Set Out for Ithaka: When Rolling Stones Roll Home.
Like us, Kelly is preparing for an extended trip and I can see why she said she read it twice. Beer's essay captures some of the feelings and perspectives that can only come from having lived it and come home a different person.
I have been in this place a year, but I still read overseas job listings and the travel section first. Still, I dream of the road, of early morning markets, of long treks between villages, of hoisting my slim belongings onto my shoulders and walking onwards. Still, I imagine lands I haven’t seen, but I dig my hands into the earth of my garden, and I imagine I am sprouting roots.
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