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Sarah Carothers's avatar

I have come across some of the kindest strangers and people while traveling Eastern Europe and it was startling in the best way. The part you wrote about how kindness can come from a lack of privilege reminds me of what a Romanian woman described to me once. She said that while Western Europe and America were out trying to conquer and colonize people and other parts of the world, people of Eastern Europe were just trying to survive. I noticed while traveling there it shows in empathy, kindness, and resiliency for a lot.

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Nico Lethbridge's avatar

Loved this chapter! I find often kindness can be much closer to home than you think and as you know hitchhiking is a great way to share some common humanity - as long as you stay safe!

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