Dreaming Of Adventure? Just Do It!

How I learned that some experiences, like, oh, climbing a mountain, just can’t be explained.

Now it becomes clear what Dr. Kesselman, a political science professor of mine in the ’60s, meant when he talked one day in class about his reaction — and that of many others — after visiting the Soviet Union. So exotic was the monolithic Communist empire that a visitor from the West with curiosity and intellect, upon returning home, felt the need to write a book about the excursion. Read the rest of this entry »