One of my absolute favorite quotations happens to be this gem from Mark Twain (aka Samuel Clemens), originally published in 1869 in his book The Innocents Abroad: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." This oft-repeated quote has been something of an anthem for those of us in the geography and cross-cultural professions, as it so eloquently and succinctly summarizes the value of firsthand experience and knowledge on a global scale ... To read this entire article you must be a MultiLingual subscriber. For immediate access to the current issue, subscribe to the digital version. Already a subscriber?

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