As the technology of travel grows ever more refined, the world grows smaller. Whereas a journey of a hundred miles once took many days, we can now travel across the globe in mere hours. The four corners of the earth are accessible by plane, train, and ship, and there are few pleasures in life as soul-stirring and transformative as travel. In a new land, the simplest of joys can be profound — meditation takes on a new quality because the energy in which we are immersed is unfamiliar. Our sensory experiences are entirely novel. Yet, the relative ease with which we can step out of our own culture to explore another means that we are ambassadors representing not only our own way of life but also our culture. As a conscious citizen of the world, you can add value to the places you visit while simultaneously broadening your own perspective.