Peripatetic

Stacks of camel saddles in the marketplace around the Id Kah Mosque.

My grandparents had a passion for travel.  They went all over the world, often with my father, aunts, uncle, and then, later, grandchildren in tow.  Their house was filled with items they had brought back from their globetrotting adventures.  As a child, I was always particularly fascinated by the camel saddles in the living room.

Stumbling upon these — after living in China for over two years and traveling alone, here to the very heart of Eurasia — I was filled with a sense of both being part of the Young clan and being myself.