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Europe: Worlds Apart

by Henry Schulte

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Jun 21, 2025
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Contemplating the European Experience

I hadn’t been to Europe in many years. And I swore I would never go again. I would rather have a root canal than deal with the hassle of traveling and airports. Regardless, when asked by some long-time friends and high school buddies, I found myself at 35,000 feet heading to Zurich.

I thought I would also take the opp…

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