experience

If you had told me a year ago that I’d be alone in the middle of the Agafay Desert, surrounded by strangers and riding camels, I would have thought you were crazy.As someone who spends all her time with family and friends, I rarely do things solo. But since graduating…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Louis Squires, 71, owner of Magnolia Room Cafeteria in Tucker, Georgia. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I had been a regular customer at the S&S cafeteria in the Atlanta suburbs for years. So, when I…