The Rough Draft
The Rough Draft with Anthony Alvarado is a weekly peek into a writer’s notebook—short, curious explorations of the mind, the self, and the strange ways we navigate being human. Part psychology, part creative riff, part field guide to being human—always brief, always a little unexpected.
The Rough Draft
Episode 17, Travel is a Mind-Altering Substance
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Anthony Alvarado
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Returning home from a trip to another culture can feel pretty trippy if you do it right. I just got back from traveling in Mexico. There is a brief window after you return home from traveling when you enter your own culture and are able to see it with fresh eyes—things which are usually invisible because we are so used to them become visible.