CHAPTER 12
Think About Others Differently
THE CAMINO IS AN INTENSE EXPERIENCE IN MEETING MANY NEW PEOPLE, from many different places, in a short time. Pilgrims are exposed to many different cultures and languages. For me, it rivaled the culture shock from my first weeks of college, when I was a Midwestern teenager from a suburban high school starting at a big-city East Coast university. The Camino taught me to think differently about others in three ways.
Look Past Nationalities
The Camino experience is beyond multinational—it’s “anational.” Nationalities don’t matter much on the Camino. Everyone shares a common mission—to complete the pilgrim journey. For most, that means reaching Santiago de Compostela on foot. Everyone also shares the sense ...
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