Innocence and Esperance
Mark Twain may have written about Innocents Abroad, but when many people write or talk about their times abroad, they often discuss losing their innocence, their sense of naiveté that often accompanies an American citizenship. For example, when I was preparing to go abroad, a good friend of mine, Richard, told me of his own travels in Europe. He spoke of coming home with a new cultural awareness and a vast spiritual awakening — as well as a nasty case of crabs. Innocence lost. Richard advised me to bring to France a journal, to record all of my experiences, and a couple of boxes of...
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