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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You should ask someone who is 17/18 how much they remembered and what they remembered.

I traveled a fair bit as a kid (now I am 45). I don't remember a lot pre age 12. Also, even after that, I actually don't remember the emotional impact a place/site made for me - I remember fun times with my family or travel partners. I remember abject poverty. I remember delicious meals. But a lot of other things - the "famous" sites - it's all just vague. I am pretty judicious now on where I take my own kids as I am not under any delusion because I'd been to 25 countries by age 20 that I was more open minded or empathetic than anyone else. Some of the most empathetic and compassionate souls I know don't have passports.

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Such an odd take. Travel is not about making one more empathetic and compassionate; there are other ways to do that.

It is to make one more educated, especially on history and culture. [/quote]
I feel like this is such an antiquated take. You can travel abroad and not learn anything.  [/quote]

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