Pete and I intend to travel more now that the girls are getting more self-reliant. Its gotten me thinking a bit about who travels and who doesn't. What is the face of America over-seas? My brother describes cringing in a Bolivian airport when a big talking Texas oil type set about re-enforcing all the stereotypes South Americans apply to us. Myself, I was treated to a 3 1/2 hour van ride with a Republican bashing, union card holding, whiney California public educator. The driver said I showed great patience.
I got my shots in. We also met a family of four, Dad writes business pieces for different publications and Mom is a economics professor and the kids are nice and normal. When so much of the world only knows us from silly Hollywood scripts isn't it important that middle America gets some face time in the wider world? What kinds of people travel?