One of my biggest lessons from travel comes from seeing people close up in their daily, ordinary lives. I see people talk about improving their farms with compost, putting their kids through school, or helping their neighbors go through hard times. I also see them extend ridiculous amounts of hospitality and often incredible food to a total stranger. Me.
Seeing these ordinary moments unfold in person reminds me that the world is mostly made up of ordinary moments… therefore the world is mostly made up of this quiet simple sweetness that’s easy to forget in the face of ugly headlines.
But things don’t make headlines if they’re normal. Just exceptions.