This engaging collection of thirteen stories traces the author's journey from boyhood to young adulthood, weaving together vivid memories of growing up in Georgia, Indiana, and Turkey during the 1950s and '60s. With warmth and humor, the author reflects on lessons learned from his parents, youthful misadventures with friends in Indiana, a daring search for Turkish hashish while living overseas, and later, hitchhiking adventures across the American West.