Kathrine headed back to Arizona after a few days. She had no car, so she took busses. She could have taken an airplane but felt that flying made her miss out on the world and everyone in it. Flights were rushed, the people rude and uncaring. With a bus, you were going to be sitting, uncomfortably, beside these people for hours with nothing to do. This forced people to treat each other more kindly, even the driver of the bus knew this simple truth.

After several days, Kathrine ...