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Issue11-5 2008-03-04 issue:

Lessons from the road

by Arthur Paul Boers

Halfway along my 500-mile walk to church on a Spanish pilgrim route known as the Camino de Santiago, I came one scorching day around noon to a hostel. The heat pressed down hard, hurting my head. That and the distance to the next shelter meant I’d best remain there for the day. After a nap, I wandered the streets. A young adult couple were at an outdoor café table. We had exchanged only a few words until then and knew little more about each other than countries of origin ...