Some of the things that stir our souls aren't always found in the culture we're born into.

At an early age, Osseh Daniel said knew that being Swedish wouldn't stop her from learning to dance like they do in

Andalucia in Spain.

And I saw these women and they were so strong and passionate and I decided I wanted to be a

Flamingo dance. I had no idea what it meant. American Will McGrath

followed his wife on an assignment to the small nation of Lesotho in southern

Africa. They had to adjust to a slower pace of life, but it was also one where

people have time to become your friend.

It's certainly not uncommon to be, you know, walking down the road and you meet someone

and before you realize that you're holding hands with the person walking down the road.

Plus listeners share some embarrassing moments from mistakes they made and learn from in their travels.

Flamenco, four seasons in Lissutu, and Travelers,

Faupah, all just ahead on Travel with Rick Steeves.

Stay with us.

Many little girls dream of being a ballerina. In a minute, we'll talk to a woman who dreamed of being a flamenco dancer when she was growing up in Sweden.

And travel writer Will McGrath tells us about what he calls a spirit of joyful absurdity that he

and his wife found when they moved to one of the least talked about countries on earth,

Lesothu.

It's the kind of place where it's not uncommon for a friendly stranger to take you by the hand

and shock you by telling you some of the dirtiest jokes in the southern hemisphere.

We'll find out what it was like to be part of a small town in the mountains of Lissutu in just a bit.

And later in the hour, listeners tell us about the cultural faux-pau they've encountered in their travels and what they learned from it.

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