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Traveling can be terrifying. If anyone says it\u2019s not, just go ahead and assume that they\u2019re full of it. But that fear shouldn\u2019t stop you from living, because learning and growth lie right outside of our comfort zones.<\/p>\n
We learn some of our greatest life lessons from travel. Each country, each city, each person\u200a\u2014\u200athey all have a different story to share, and something valuable to bring to the table. It\u2019s about time we start receiving our greatest lessons from the world \u2014it can provide us with some of our greatest inspirations.<\/p>\n
Pop culture has a way of telling us that the best way to \u201clive\u201d is by bedazzling our lives with all that\u2019s glitter and gold\u200a\u2014\u200athe big house, the fancy cars, and the latest and greatest technology. All of that \u201cbuzz\u201d gets us so caught up on what our lives look like from the outside.<\/p>\n
Traveling isn\u2019t like that. It\u2019s not about seeking validation, it\u2019s about freedom and finding yourself. The experiences you get while traveling are far greater than any feeling that \u201cthings\u201d can give you. Experiences make you, you. Nobody else can live the exact same moment as you, so make the most of it. Let yourself live, make great stories, and be on top of the world. Don\u2019t be that person who ends up regretting the moments you didn\u2019t take while you were young.<\/p>\n
A classroom is a tiny little box full of never-ending lectures, judgment, and unbearable work-loads. While learning can be interesting, it\u2019s when you sit at a desk for an unreasonable amount of hours, trying to think of anything other than what you are supposed to be working on\u200a\u2014\u200athat it becomes a little old. Why do the stressors of life have to make everything seem so dull, when the world is full of all sorts of treasures that we know nothing about. It doesn\u2019t seem fair, right?<\/p>\n
I am a true believer that until we step foot in this world and experience new cultures, with our eyes and hearts wide open, we will not fully experience it\u2019s true beauty. Sitting in a room doesn\u2019t do the world any justice when you can\u2019t experience it\u2019s true colors in your own perspective. In life, we have always learned the facts\u200a\u2014\u200athe hardcore, unchangeable facts. But that isn\u2019t what traveling is about. Traveling is about opening up to new things and making it your own\u200a\u2014\u200aseeing it\u2019s presence and relating to it so it becomes something that resonates with you. That is the true beauty of travel.<\/p>\n
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Traveling isn\u2019t always going to feel secure. There are going to be ups and downs\u00a0, just like anything else we do, but the reward you get from it is far greater than anything you could imagine.<\/p>\n
You are probably going to get yourself into some uncomfortable situations, like getting lost while trekking in the Himalayas or eating Balut in South East Asia\u200a\u2014\u200abut that\u2019s part of the journey, and you have to figure it out for yourself.<\/p>\n
Break free from allowing comfort to be a part of your travel vocabulary, because it will hold you back from so many amazing opportunities.<\/p>\n
Why are we always in a place other than the now? It seems like we get so caught up with what happened and what\u2019s going to happen that we aren\u2019t living in the present. We can\u2019t physically be anywhere other than where we are right now, so we might as well take this opportunity and do something spectacular. Visit a National Park, take a hike, listen to the birds sing, and clear your head a little bit. Travel taught me this\u200a\u2014\u200ayou can\u2019t live authentically and purposefully until you truly flee from the thoughts that are controlling you.<\/p>\n
Rest your mind, rest your heart, and be free.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe world is too dangerous for you to travel. Haven\u2019t you heard the news talk about the drug trafficking and terrorist attacks?\u201d This is something that I think everyone hears when they are deciding to go on a new adventure. There is a stigma that there is so much violence in the world, that the only safe country is the one that your feet are currently grounded on. To me, this doesn\u2019t quite make sense. Sure, there is violence and hate, but it isn\u2019t just in certain countries, it\u2019s everywhere, and that doesn\u2019t mean there aren\u2019t good people. In fact, the ratio of good to bad is probably heavily one sided (obviously, good always wins). Don\u2019t sit at home out of fear, when the fear is probably irrational anyways. You are going to meet some of the greatest, most unique, and lovable people out there.<\/p>\n
Traveling is the gift that keeps on giving, because new friendships are like the worlds way of saying \u201cyou don\u2019t have to go through this alone\u201d. It\u2019s the people you meet while traveling that change your life for the better.<\/p>\n
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Just let travel happen and I promise, you will learn something great from some of the most unexpected people, in some of the most unexpected places.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the journey that counts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Traveling can be terrifying. If anyone says it\u2019s not, just go ahead and assume that they\u2019re full of it. But that fear shouldn\u2019t stop you from living, because learning and growth lie right outside of our comfort zones. We learn some of our greatest life lessons from travel. Each country, each city, each person\u200a\u2014\u200athey all … <\/p>\n