"Traveling gives you home in a thousand strange places, then leaves you a stranger in your own land."

"In Mali, I saw a man eat an entire roasted sheep by himself, and then drink a bucket of sour milk. The people there have stomachs like camels."

"I was once shipwrecked on an island where the people were cannibals. I managed to escape by pretending to be mad."

"The fruits in this land are very sweet and juicy. I ate so many that my stomach ached."

"The women here are not veiled, and they are not shy. They speak openly with men."