I’ve been traveling the world for four months. I have been to 11 countries on 4 continents since Thanksgiving. I have discovered many things about myself, about the people around me and humanity as a whole. We are all interconnected and so similar yet so different at the same time. I can best describe what I have seen and experienced through Skittles. Yes, Skittles. In America, a pack of skittles would cost roughly 60 cents. The bag would be in English with five flavors: grape, lime, orange, strawberry and lemon. Skittles would be sold at most grocery stores, markets, gas stations, etc. In China, a pack of skittles costs roughly 10 cents. The bag still looks the same, except it’s in Mandarin. While still containing 5 flavors, they have changed. Instead of lime, the green skittles
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