Track Changes

As Kate Harris writes in her beautiful book, Lands of Lost Borders: 

The true risks of travel are disappointment and transformation: the fear you’ll be the same person when you go home, and the fear you won’t.

Viewed in this light, I don’t think many of us actually want adventure. We want interesting encounters, a bit of novelty, some sunshine and exercise, and shared memories with loved ones. Not a radical shake-up. Not a true before-and-after.