Dear traveling friends,
This mural reminds me how travel can help us be one with the world.
It can help us to see truths we’d never appreciate if we stayed home.
While, at first, these truths can sometimes rub us the wrong way,
once we get comfortable with them, we’re thankful for the broader perspective.
This humble yet poignant painting gracing a community center in Managua reminds me how people in places like Nicaragua and El Salvador can have an advantage when it comes to understanding the real meaning of Christmas.
It’s my Christmas wish that your travels give you a bounty of reasons to be thankful and celebrate all that is good in our world.
Rick Steves
P.S. How have your holiday travels enriched your understanding of the real meaning of Christmas? It would be a gift to hear your stories.