Everyone needs a vacation, but what if that vacation changed the world? “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.” - Mark Twain My world changed when I first visited Cuba. I had traveled to many places before, but I suddenly realized it was only in a bubble. I realized, the world needed more understanding, more empathy. Everything I had been taught about Cuba was through a lens that was not my own. I had all the wrong ideas about the island nation. It seems so ironic to me that a place that is so geographically close to North America seems so far removed from the world that I know. With 78 Adventures, I want to bring people together with life-long bonds. I want to help those who can, help others in need. The only way to do that is to foster relationships with people outside of our bubble. This in turn breeds empathy, and understanding. We don’t have to be the same to understand each other.