1．LIVING YOUR DREAM 2
We Almost Did That 2
A Boy's Bike 6
Polar Wish 11
To See a Volcano 14
The Sand Dollar Theory 17
Hitchhiking 21
The Jennys and the Aprils 23
Loose Chickens 28
2．GETTING THERE 31
Banner 31
Airport Dining 35
In Better Hands 39
A Dog's Life 44
Well,Here We Are 50
Ticketless Travel 53
Just a Layover 54
One Stranded Bus and a Pond 58
A Full and Complete Stop 62
3．OUR COMMON BOND 64
Passports to Understanding 64
A Turkish Delight 65
Mohammed Ali 68
Josef and Rebecca 73
A Journey of Peace 76
The Little Black Book 79
Cushion Covers 83
Russian Peonies 86
Sight Language 88
The Guilt Trip 91
Riding Tandem 96
Boys,Again 101
One Small Step 104
Safe Journeys 108
4．MAKING A DIFFERENCE 120
The Nicholas Effect 120
Abou's Baby 127
Earning My Wings 131
Miles 134
The Gift of Sight 137
The"Sleeping Room" 140
A Cruise and a Promise 142
An Unknown Soldier 146
Nathan's Upgrade 148
Mission to Mexico 151
Peace Pilgrim 155
Harold's Wish 159
A Christmas Gift 163
5．THE HEALING PATH 167
Bigger Than Life 167
Road to Reconciliation 174
The Strand 179
Bud 184
The Little White Chapel 189
The River of Life 192
Seven Days and Seventy Miles 195
A Place for Our Tomorrows 199
6．ON LOVE 203
My Traveling Companion 203
Cycle of Love 207
Bill 210
Love on the Edge of the Grand Canyon 215
Our Contingency Plan 218
A Fair Price 222
L'Air du Temps 226
A Gallic Good-Bye 230
Travels with Mama in the Old Country 233
7．A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE 239
The Real Hero 239
A Passport from the Elements 242
Pilgrimage to Lourdes 246
One Hundred Million Prayers 249
Dancing with Isabel 252
Gifts 255
A Visit with My Parents 257
A Peace Corps Mama 261
Joe 262
Helen Keller at Niagara Falls 264
My Brother 266
Peach Jam 268
A Life on the Road 270
8．THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS 273
Looking for Abdelati 273
Just a Little Scratch 279
Strangers in Our Home 282
A Christmas Dinner 285
The Nomads of Sabalon 288
Japanese Good-Bye 292
Roasted Chestnuts 294
The Heart of Paris 297
9．WISDOM ALONG THE WAY 300
Excess Baggage 300
The Talker 302
Three Men and a 306
Frying Onions 308
Miss You,Love You 311
Land Without Mirrors 314
Digging Dirt,Digging Deep 317
Daju 321
Cutting Across Cultures 325
Never Take It for Granted 329
The Art of Traveling 332