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[Maura Santangelo]

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Dear Rebekah,

I let my son travel through Italy on his own when he was 16, it was a 
bit nerve wracking for me, but a great experience for him.  But it all 
depends on him.

Maura
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> On Behalf Of Rebekah Scott
> Sent: 28 March 2005 02:21
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> A 17-year-old pilgrim?
>
> My son Philip is 17, turning 18 in August. He wanted to volunteer with 
> a
> literacy group in rural India, but couldn't go until he turned 18.
> Having heard his mom and step-father obsess for years about the Camino
> de Santiago, he's asked us to ship him over to Pamplona in June so he
> can walk The Way.
> I am thrilled and excited. But I'm also having second thoughts about
> someone so young and so American walking so far on his own. His
> step-dad, who walked the Way in 2002, will take him there and walk the
> first couple of days with him, and will greet him in Santiago when he
> arrives...they will come back to USA together. (stepdad patrick is 
> doing
> a hospitalero stint on the Via de la Plata whilst Philip does the 
> Camino
> Frances.)
> I say all that to say this: What do you wise heads think? Is 17 too
> young? Will he be OK? What do you think?
> Rebekah
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