In 1867, while crossing the Atlantic aboard the steamship Quaker City – on what would be a five-month journey from New York to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East – Mark Twain famously wrote that encountering diverse cultures on our travels dismantles prejudice and narrow-mindedness. Today, almost 160 years since Twain’s account of his trip was first published, global travel has become astoundingly more accessible, efficient, and interconnected.
However, mere exposure to new…

