Surge of Patriotism, Fear of Being Pegged, Stereotyped

Are you a bad traveler? Would I become "an Ugly American"?

May 25, 2021

∙ Paid

Picking up our new passports at the US State Department increased our sense of anticipation. The passports, redesigned in 2007 for the first time since 1993, included all sorts of colorful icons — clipper ships, Mount Rushmore, a long-horn cattle drive, and 13 inspirational quotes, such as:

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