The Power of Travel

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As a teenager, he sent me to work in a chemical factory in Touluca, in Mexico for summer. "I quickly realized that I didn't speak Eddie Spanish or not much Spanish based on high school Spanish" It's always hard to know where our personalities come, but for me, I definitely had a lot of experience as a kid where I was uncomfortable at first.

Whether you’re going somewhere new and exciting for the summer or taking a well-earned staycation, there are endless ways to venture into our world and plug into wonder. Saleem Reshamwala is a filmmaker, journalist, podcaster – and an expert world traveler. And even though he’s been to far and wide places, his hyperlocal and unique style of traveling will change the way you plan your next trip. If you want to keep traveling with Saleem after this episode, you can listen to Far Flung, Saleem’s travel podcast with the TED Audio Collective. You can listen to Far Fung wherever you are listening to this. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts