When I was very young, I discovered my desire to travel, my appreciation for natural beauty, for people who both looked and sounded unlike me. These were the years when my family packed up some of our best clothing, including our favorite sandals and swim suits, and jetted down to Florida for 5- and 7-day cruises. We traveled the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and eventually, Hawaii. We stayed in 3- and 4- star hotels, ate what we wanted, and took advantage of local tour operations. Needless to say, I was blessed. Somewhere in between those luxury vacations, however, I took a different kind of vacation - camping, in the middle of Kentucky. I'll tell you now, that was with a friend's family, as I don't think my family ever owned a tent that was big
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