After another recurring conversation with my parents about the future date of my flight home, my next job, money, safety, etc... I coincidently stumbled across this letter that another traveling friend had shared.
To my Mom and Dad, and all the other Moms and Dads of travelers (or future travelers), please read and try to understand...
Dear Parents:It’s me, Rachel. We haven’t formally met. I am not a licensed medical or psychological professional. I’m only a writer – a profession that requires little in the way of legitimate qualifications. Still, I hope you’ll hear me out. I’ve heard that your daughters – young women in their late teens and early twenties – have of late been considering the idea that they might be of the constitution and comportment to have some adventures. Maybe your daughter is a new high school graduate or in the middle of her college years or just graduated from some ivy-covered university where she spent hours poring over literature and philosophy and debating gender performance. Your daughter is educated and free-spirited and full of wonder, thanks in large part to the opportunities you have provided her.
