Beyond The Grind: Find Meaning In Travel — Abroad Or In Your Back Yard
You can discover new things about the world when you travel — or even, if you apply a traveler's mindset, close to home. "It takes humility," says artist and author Jenny Odell.
You can't open a magazine this summer without seeing stories about swarms of tourists crowding once-serene locales. During an age when everything is relentlessly mediated on social media, NPR's Life Kit wanted to step back for a moment and ask, What is traveling away from home really for? How can it be more meaningful?
In a long-ranging conversation, artist Jenny Odell, author of , reminds us why we wander — for perspective and surprise — and how the travel mindset can be practiced without leaving home at all. We talked with Odell for Life Kit's ; here's our
