EXCLUSIVE — Sam Goodwin, an average millennial with a love for travel, would “never want to relive” the 62 days he spent in a Syrian prison unsure if he would ever see his family and friends again, yet he “would never want to give up everything that’s come from it.”

Prior to his detention, Goodwin was on a mission to visit all 193 countries, not to relax and sightsee, but to connect with and learn from people all over the world. The 13 that he had left in May 2019 were Syria and 12 Caribbean and South American countries.