My great-grandpa promised we'd see the world when I turned 18. He died before we could, so I traveled for both of us.

• 01/23/2025, 4:39 AM
• businessinsider.com

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My great-grandfather and I didn't have much in common growing up. He was in his 80s, and I was just 8. Most of the time, he wanted to discuss things that didn't make sense to me, like politics or how the family of someone I had never heard of was doing.