Travel May Broaden the Mind, But Living Abroad Deepens It

It is only by walking a mile in another culture’s shoes that we gain a true perspective on our own reality

Matthew Clapham
A-Culturated
7 min readJun 5, 2024

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A person stands with their back to the camera, a small rucksack on their back, looking out at a chaotic city road junction full of mopeds and buses
Photo by Steven Lewis on Unsplash

When we are born, our eyes cannot focus beyond thirty centimetres. Enough to begin to recognise our mother’s face, which is all we need to know. All we can possibly allow ourselves to know —…

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Matthew Clapham
A-Culturated

Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.