Sunrises to Santiago: Searching for Purpose on the Camino de Santiago (28 page)

4.
Brierley,
A
Pilgrim
’
s
Guide to the Camino de Santiago
,
133.

5.
UNESCO, “Burgos Cathedral,” http://www.whc.unesco.org.

The
Meseta

1.
Brierley,
A
Pilgrim
’
s
Guide to the Camino de Santiago
,
136.

2.
Trading Economics, “Spain Unemployment Rate,”
http://www.tradingeconomics.com.

3.
Pilgrim
’
s
Welcome Office, “Statistics.”

Roman
Way

1.
Brierley,
A Pilgrim
’
s
Guide to the Camino de Santiago
, 148.

2.
Lionel Casson,
Travel in the Ancient World
(Baltimore: Johns
Hopkins University Press, 1994), 189.

3.
Perseus Digital Library, “Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman
Antiquities (1890),” http://perseus.uchicago.edu.

4.
Brierley,
A Pilgrim
’
s
Guide to the Camino de Santiago
, 151.

Achilles
Tendinitis

1.
Brierley,
A
Pilgrim
’
s
Guide to the Camino de Santiago
,
163.

2.
Mayo Clinic, “Diseases and Conditions: Achilles Tendinitis,”
http://www.mayoclinic.org.

3.
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http://www.webmd.com.

Rest

1.
European Economic Snapshot, “Spain: Still in the Throes of the
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Soul
of Galicia

1.
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http://www.magazine.nd.edu.

2.
Brierley,
A Pilgrim
’
s
Guide to the Camino de Santiago
, 234.

Crowds

1.
Pilgrim
’
s
Welcome Office, “Statistics.”

2.
Pilgrim
’
s
Welcome Office, “The Compostela,”
http://www.peregrinossantiago.es.

Santiago
de Compostela

1.
Lozano, Milan,
Camino de Santiago Inolvidable
(León: Everest,
1999), 235.

2.
Brierley,
A Pilgrim
’
s
Guide to the Camino de Santiago
, 274.

3.
Brierley,
A Pilgrim
’
s
Guide to the Camino de Santiago
, 274.

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Acknowledgments

This
book would not be possible without a group of people to whom I must
express my deepest gratitude. I am most grateful to all of my friends
in Spain who first told me about the Camino de Santiago and helped me
turn it from an idea into a reality. I am also thankful for all of
the fellow pilgrims from all over the world whom I met along the Way.
I am grateful for their openness and the personal stories they
shared. Without them and the lessons I gleaned from their life
experiences, the Camino de Santiago would not have been such an
incredible journey.

I am
profoundly grateful to Jonathan Ekstrom, a friend and fellow writer,
who spent hours reading through this body of work, offering his time
and helping me refine and find my voice. He was the first to read the
manuscript, and when we met for happy hour to discuss the book, I was
nervous to say the least. His honesty, feedback, candor, and
willingness to challenge me to dig deeper helped transform this book.

To
Bridget Verrette, a friend and editor, thank you for the generosity
of your time. Your notes, suggestions, and talent made me feel like a
better writer. To Dave Dickerson, an outdoorsman and friend, your
perspective, encouragement, and notes were invaluable. To my copy
editor, Agnes Bannigan, thank you for your enthusiasm,
professionalism, kindness, encouragement, and for working with a
brand new author.

Above
all, I owe my thanks to Amy, my wife, for her constant support in the
adventures of life. Your encouragement, raw honesty, and wise soul
continually remind me to enjoy the journey of life. There are no
words I could write that are sufficient so I will simply say, thank
you, Amy.

I
would also like to thank you, kind reader, for spending time with
this book.