My home didn't care for free spirits, so to speak. They also didn't care for outsiders or anyone who tried to inquire about the world outside the village. 'There was no need.'

[Done in air quotes.]

But that was a long time ago, and neither here nor there. As fascinating as it is to learn more about the cultures of various lifestyles, there will ever be much and more that I do not know about. I decided for myself that what I wanted was to see the world with my own two eyes. In the end, I got that wish, but not at all for the same reasons as I had once hoped for.