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Nashville, Tennessee

This is the author's hometown. Here, he grew up within a devout Evangelical Christian society and a largely homophobic environment.

Lost Angeles, California

This is where the author attended college in the hopes of becoming a film director.

Mexico

This country is the first border the author crossed on his journey. It is also the location where an American tourist named Harry Devert was found dead.

Patagonia

This was the author's planned (and experienced) destination for his journey.

Machu Picchu

This setting of historic ruins was rediscovered in 1914 and represent the remains of a castle built by the Incan Empire.

Ferguson, Missouri

This setting is where race riots broke out in 2014 following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black man, by law officer Darren Wilson.

Christianity

This theme plays a significant role in the memoir, as the author struggles to grapple with the culture...

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