I was flying home from California to New Zealand after a visit with my then-long distance special guy. Meeting and parting was a part of the story, and I looked forward to my day flights over the vast, wide Pacific. A main purpose of living is to explore, learn, discover, connect, and create. With knowledge of no freedom of movement, it is like losing all the major senses, even if one has yet to travel. No matter what, we can keep traveling in our minds. We will always have that. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” - Mark Twain