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Scott and Andre, first of all I just want to say thank you. Departures is hands down the most life-changing TV show I've ever been introduced to. It taught me so much about both the diversity and similarity that exist across human culture, with hosts I felt I was travelling along with, and some of the most breath-taking cinematography I've ever seen. Departures and Descending have fuelled my travel-bug more deeply than I can explain, and as a matter of fact here's a picture of my friend and I in our Departures shirts visiting Ha Long Bay. Anyway, for my question:

After travelling to so many places and immersing yourselves in completely new environments for such a long period of time, in what ways have your day-to-day lives in Canada been improved, and in what ways have they become more difficult? In my much more limited experience, the tolerance and understanding you gain from travel can completely change your mindset and your outlook on life - but at the same time "regular life" must get boring and tedious if all you can think about is the world you could be experiencing out there.

PS: Departures inspired me to try my own hand at travel cinematography - these are all filmed on my iPod (can't even zoom haha…), but it would mean more than I care to admit if you saw even one of them: Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Istanbul.

This is the guy that introduced me to Departures. I am forever grateful.

Thanks so much! Yep, hopefully I can get myself a nicer camera to use before I go on another trip :)

Thanks, I appreciate it :)