{"id":974,"date":"2009-10-19T23:39:20","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T12:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/?p=974"},"modified":"2024-06-19T07:41:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T11:41:26","slug":"imagine-a-vagabond-story-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/imagine-a-vagabond-story-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagine: A Vagabond Story &#8211; Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Man, does Grant Lingel know how to party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The description on the back cover of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0056P2LFQ?tag=www.theprofessionalhobo.com-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" aria-label=\"Imagine: A Vagabond Story (opens in a new tab)\">Imagine: A Vagabond Story<\/a> calls it \u201ca memoir of sex, drugs, and Salsa dancing\u201d. And let\u2019s just say I don\u2019t remember very much Salsa dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But read a little deeper, and you\u2019ll see the author making a journey that is more intangible and metaphysical than it is geographical (in only the way that travels can be for those who are open-minded and explorative).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After college (well, sort of; it\u2019s a long story &#8211; read the book!), Grant buys a one-way ticket to Mexico, stuffs his pockets with a couple of hundred dollars, and takes off to live in and travel through Central America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He works under the table at a few resorts before hopping in a van with some backpackers and driving down through Central America (final destination: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/7-travel-mistakes-i-made-in-guatemala\/\">Guatemala<\/a>). In wending his own way back to Mexico, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/the-creative-guide-to-free-or-cheap-accommodation\/\">volunteers in trade for accommodation<\/a> at hostels, and meets a colourful cast of characters along the entire way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, I must say the book was not my cup of tea. As a more mature traveler myself (at the time of writing this I was of 33 years old, but that makes me older than most backpackers), I don\u2019t identify with the young party-hardy crowd as much as, well, younger people would, I guess. I haven\u2019t done cocaine (which is a common theme in Imagine), and I don\u2019t really drink unless I want to kill the entire following day cradling an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprofessionalhobo.com\/muay-thai-boxing-and-why-ill-never-drink-again\/\">inhumane and totally unfair hangover<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So although it was fun to live vicariously through Grant\u2019s illustrious adventures, all my old decrepit paranoid mind could think about were STDs, foreign jails, and drug overdoses \u2013 despite the fact that none of these things actually came to pass in the book. So, Imagine made me feel pretty freakin\u2019 old. (Or maybe just not part of the \u201chip\u201d crowd \u2013 I\u2019m not sure.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then again, what safer way to see the wild side than from the comfort of your living room and with your nose buried in a book?! Which is just what I did; for a brief moment, I threw all caution to the wind, got a one-way ticket to Mexico, and partied right there with the author, without worrying about all the stuff I tend to worry about. Armchair travelers and partiers will appreciate this tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the initial shock value of the party lifestyle, Imagine is a story of personal growth. Through his travels, Grant learns more about himself, defines his personality, and develops a foundation of self that no doubt has helped him to become a published author. 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