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Minds Without Borders

A thoughtful look at how culture, society, politics, media and economics affect us all.

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A person with a backpack hitchhiking alone on a forested road, symbolizing solitude and introspection.

A person with a backpack hitchhiking alone on a forested road, symbolizing solitude and introspection.

THIS HAPPENED TO ME

Travel Is No Cure for the Mind

Why crossing borders won’t fix your…

Walter Rhein in Minds Without Borders

Photo of a sticker on a window that shows an image of a goat, a bicycle and a dog. The text says “Prohibido ingresar con,” the caption reads, “No entry with goat!”

Photo of a sticker on a window that shows an image of a goat, a bicycle and a dog. The text says “Prohibido ingresar con,” the caption reads, “No entry with goat!”

MEMOIR

I Found Myself In Danger After Soldiers Stopped Our Tour Bus on the Way to Guayaquil

Chingmay Anaïs Jo in Minds Without Borders

CULTURE

Men Across Cultures All Care About Their ‘Size’

A Beijing taxi driver talked…

Walter Rhein in Minds Without Borders

The caption in the corner reads “Street art, Lima, Peru.” It’s a mirror image of two women with black hair wearing a blue dress in front of a red background. There’s a large green frog with red eyes in the foreground and an abstract representation of what might be ferns or flowers on either side.

The caption in the corner reads “Street art, Lima, Peru.” It’s a mirror image of two women with black hair wearing a blue dress in front of a red background. There’s a large green frog with red eyes in the foreground and an abstract representation of what might be ferns or flowers on either side.

LIFE

How Your Innocence Can Become Your Armor When You’re Willing to Give People a Chance

Walter Rhein in Minds Without Borders

Why I’m Advising My Children to Plan on Leaving the United States

It’s possible to fall asleep on an…

Walter Rhein in Minds Without Borders

LIFE

How Living Abroad Gave Me a Stunning Insight Into the American Psyche

Walter Rhein in Minds Without Borders

Walter and his wife

Walter and his wife

MARRIAGE

How the Women in Our Lives Are Brave and Wonderful and Make Happiness Possible

Michelle Teheux in Minds Without Borders

TRAVEL

Learn How To Translate ‘Diarrhea’ Before You Leave the Country

Annika Hotta in Minds Without Borders

A pool full of white tourists taking pictures of themselves in front of the Balinese sunset on the beach behind them. There are palm trees and string lights framing the pool on the far right side.

A pool full of white tourists taking pictures of themselves in front of the Balinese sunset on the beach behind them. There are palm trees and string lights framing the pool on the far right side.

How Travel Influencers Ruined Traveling

Or, why I stopped trying to become part of this out-of-touch…

Chevie Hanssler in Minds Without Borders

Route 66 Travel Journal — Part 1

Take your time; it’s the journey, not the destination