Like one’s ‘passion for the road’ that motivating factor is different for different people, and therefore presents differently, outwardly. So much so that it’s almost a requirement of heartfelt intensity that it be animated by a person’s unique experiences and sensibilities. The immense pride in the work comes from the personal connection.

How then — when traveling, but also in our work — do we not be ‘tourists”?

For us, for once, I think the answer is actually very prescriptive. Before you take on anything, you pause and ask what could be?Create the space needed to break apart that everydayness and press on it for a while. Really press on it. Go on and dream a bit. Or as Toni Morrison says it “Dream, then think.” And go to different places with your... See more