1Introduction
19Feel Insignificant: Capitalism is no match for Nature
2Acknowledgments
20Trust the Locals: Mahmoud, Terrorists, and a Proposal
3Introduction
21Take the Road Less Traveled: Why Americans Don’t
4Learn to Read People: Dreaming of Being Locked Up Abroad
22Pause to Reflect: Sudan Has More Pyramids Than Egypt
5Know What You’re Chasing: A Fringe Religion, Alternative Education & A Plan
23Know What to Chase: Not All That Glitters is Gold, Even if It Comes Out of an ATM
6Plunge into the Unknown: “Can You Even Find Thailand on a Map?”
24Face Your Flaws: Eat the Cheese, Drink the Wine!
7Continue to Seek Understanding: Don’t Be An Asshole
25Don’t Always Live in the Moment: Oh The Places You’ll Go
8Don’t be an Idiot: Never Gamble in Malaysia
26Find Your Partner: The Worst Hotel in the World
9Know When to Laugh: Lost in an Unending Sea of Humanity
27Try Everything Again: I Really Hate Hiking, But I Can’t Stop
10Switch off the Bad News, Search for ‘The Good News’
28Know When to Stop: Having a Midlife Crisis on the Roof of the World
11STIGMA: Some Realities Die in the Darkness
29Never Stop Exploring: Clueless at 30,000 feet
12Welcome Everything: Damn You Travel Gods!
30Finding Home: Pot Smoke, Poffertjes, and Prosperity
13Never Stop Searching for Yourself: What the Khmer Rouge Taught Me About Friendship
31Respect Your Elders: MAGA Grandparents and Banana Cream Pie
14Belonging: Long Live the Red, White, and… Bleh?
32Becoming an Adult: Nitrous Oxide and Savasana
15Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Never Regret a Swim
33Take Time to Reflect: Nazis and the Auto Body Shop
16Embrace the Struggle: Chicken, Mustard, and a Bowl Full of Tears
34Epilogue
17Take the Leap: We’ll Fall in Love or Never Speak Again
35Author’s Note
18Follow the Spark: What Doesn’t Suck?
36About the Author
