Even now there is a core of adventurous young people who are willing to step off the educational train long enough to see something of the world, join the military or Peace Corps, or otherwise educate themselves in ways not available in any classroom. Later in life, career changes, marital misadventures, spiritual explorations—all can be forms of “wandering” that seem to depart from the norm but may simply express the courage to take risks in the struggle to find happiness and meaning.
