Find the meaning of the following words from a dictionary: Sophisticated, Conscious, Blistering, Proximity, Invisible

Answer the following questions based on the essay "On Walking": a. What is the author’s favourite hobby? Why does she like it so much? b. What sorts of roads did the writer prefer to walk on when she was very young? c. How did walking give the author and her classmates a sense of freedom? d. In what ways were the roads in Kathmandu different from the ones in Sydney? e. How did walking help the author in the new country? f. What were the treasures of Petersham, where the writer lived with her family? g. What things became her permanent friends with whom she could share her feelings? h. Why did she feel that she had travelled to ‘a desert, to emptiness’ as she went to the United States? i. Why did the author eventually feel that the strange city was known to her? j. How did walking make her feel at home with different places she visited?

Do you believe that walking helps us understand ourselves? Give reasons in support of your opinion.

Think of one of your hobbies. How does this hobby relate to your psyche and self?