117: Summer was stuck in Peru

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

For a lot of Americans, the idea of traveling – being away from home – is just a routine part of life. Whether it’s a business trip or a vacation, getting on an airplane to go somewhere is pretty common. Most of us don’t think twice about it. But that’s not everyone. A recent survey of 2000 Americans revealed some interesting numbers. 13% have never flown in an airplane. 40% of those questioned said they have never left the country. And 11% of these people said they have never even been outside of the state where they were born. Those are some surprising statistics, but the fact remains that a lot of people here in the US still love to travel. And my guest today, Summer, was one of those people. She’s traveled all over the country, as well as internationally. And most of the time, it all went fine. What was scary was the time she left the United States, and couldn’t come back. Looking for a podcast that’s a lot like What Was That Like? Check out This is Actually Happening: https://wondery.com/shows/this-is-actually-happening/ This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp – online counseling. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/WHATWAS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For a lot of Americans, the idea of traveling, being away from home, is just a routine
0:14.0	part of life.
0:18.4	Whether it's a business trip or vacation, getting on an airplane to go somewhere is pretty
0:23.8	common.
0:25.5	Most of us don't even think twice about it.
0:28.9	But that's not everyone.
0:31.4	A recent survey of 2000 Americans revealed some interesting numbers.
0:37.8	13% have never flown in an airplane.
0:42.6	40% of those questioned said they've never left the country.
0:48.6	And 11% of these people said that they've never been outside of the state where they
0:53.6	were born.
0:56.3	Those are some surprising statistics, but the fact remains that a lot of people here in
1:01.4	the US still love to travel.
1:05.3	And my guest today, Summer, was one of those people.
1:09.8	She traveled all over the country, as well as internationally, and most of the time it
1:14.9	all went fine.
1:17.6	What was scary was the time she left the United States and couldn't come back.
1:26.8	Real people in unreal situations.
1:31.9	There is a man standing in front of me in my bedroom.
1:35.0	My friend has been shot.
1:36.0	I'm in the literally inside the river, and I'm inside my car.
1:39.6	He had told me multiple times that he was going to set himself on fire.
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