Fair point—we probably compressed the lesson too much in the write-up. The value isn't that Drew traveled to 197 countries to discover a bumper-sticker truth. It's that he spent fifteen years collecting stories, building relationships, and giving millions of people a window into lives and cultures they might never otherwise see. The realization that we share a common humanity hits differently when it's grounded in thousands of real encounters rather than an abstract idea.
ok but I think glamorizing frivolous travel (which is a HUGE factor in our current climate crisis) is irresponsible — no matter what the moral of the story maybe. He could have accomplished the same thing without leaving this continent. thanks for considering other opinions though!
Go Drew! Very cool guy.
Really? You have to travel to 197 countries to find out that people are different but the same? Sounds like a waste of fossil fuels to me, sorry.
Fair point—we probably compressed the lesson too much in the write-up. The value isn't that Drew traveled to 197 countries to discover a bumper-sticker truth. It's that he spent fifteen years collecting stories, building relationships, and giving millions of people a window into lives and cultures they might never otherwise see. The realization that we share a common humanity hits differently when it's grounded in thousands of real encounters rather than an abstract idea.
ok but I think glamorizing frivolous travel (which is a HUGE factor in our current climate crisis) is irresponsible — no matter what the moral of the story maybe. He could have accomplished the same thing without leaving this continent. thanks for considering other opinions though!