My life on the road pt. 2

Personally, I really enjoyed reading Steinam's book "My Life on the Road". Her continuous usage of anecdotes really helped me get a sense of her journey, and about the type of person she is. Her trip not only resonated with me, but also encouraged me to travel more. However, Steinam's book also reassured me that the things I feel I need most when I travel all seem rather trivial in the long run. Her usage of culture and activism, although I am not a female, helped me understand everything that she stands for. I think most of all the fact that I am not a female, but the book still resonated with me speaks volumes for her ability to move the people she communicates with, and in a sense, reading this book made me feel as though I was communicated with her. With that being said, I understood that an important theme of the book was the power of conversation, which is exactly what I got from reading the book. Steinam's advocacy in bringing people together no matter their background especially resonated with me. Specifically because I am a Persian Jew and most of my family and friends have the same background as I do. However, once I came to USC I was able to meet and connect with different people. In that sense I feel that the power of conversation is rather important to understand and connect with others, but also to empathize with others. It may be easy, at a first glance to feel as though you understand another person, but it isn't until you really use the tools of communication and conversation to comprehend what another human feels, and their struggles.

Overall, it was rather interesting to learn more about women's rights and Steinam's perspective is the perfect person to hear that from. All in all, I'm happy I had the opportunity to read and experience her book.