Dear Humans,

We’re learning about the Age of Exploration. That time in history when Europeans looked out across the oceans and “discovered” the New World. And I don’t think we can really understand how much this time period changed the world.

Because that’s what always drives our human story–going to new places, seeing new things, meeting new people, trading stuff and ideas. And it’s those interactions that created (and continues to create) our New World.

And of course our impulse to explore gets mixed up with those other ugly human impulses of greed and pride and can lead to bad outcomes. And yet the story will continue into the future as we continue to explore this world and others.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt