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1. Who wrote the quote that opens the Prologue, and what does this quote mean?

The quote comes from Henry David Thoreau. In it, he describes children getting together to build a bridge to the moon or a temple and at length a middle-aged man concludes to build a wood shed with them.

2. What does the author write about travel in his opening Prologue?

The author writes that "if discontent is your disease, travel is medicine. It resensitizes. It opens you up to see outside the patterns you follow" (1).

3. How does the young brain differ from the adult brain, according to the author in the Prologue?

The young brain is always busy taking everything in, because everything is new to it. Once we are older and have established patterns, our brains are not always working and get dull to the world around us.

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