This podcast is a means of promoting stories of people who have benefited from cultural exchange and who have further benefited their home communities from their own experiences. The ability to travel and to study abroad is still recognized as a great privilege in US society. In other parts of the world, academic exchange is much easier, while in still other areas of the world communities are even more enclosed. It is a gift to travel - one that takes from our forever home, the planet. As we continue to value intercultural exchange, we must too be advocates for policies that will safeguard our environment. In this podcast we learn about each other’s cultures, the value and passion of traveling for the sake of understanding each other, and the role of education in stimulating our curiosity and openness to finding ourselves abroad - “abroad” meaning somewhere foreign, even somewhere where the people pledge allegiance to the same flag as we do. We’re excited to take you with us on this adventure.