The first week I lived in China, while being both highly stimulating and exciting, was also the hardest. I thought that having studied abroad three years prior made me automatically ready for the move. I was wrong.

Empathy is the cure to a broken world. A cure that can be achieved in a multitude of diverse and beautiful ways.

But it can begin quite simply….

Only if we’re open to it.

I grew up in a family that didn’t travel often, so instead I found myself constantly dreaming of experiencing the richness in places I saw on TV.