10 Reasons Why Traveling Makes You A Better Person
If you have the opportunity to pack your bags and go, do it. Go alone if you have to.
Donât do it for vacation. Donât do it for luxury. Donât do it to take pictures for your Instagram account. Do it because it will make you a better person.
Have lunch with yourself. Sit with your thoughts and be okay with them, whatever they are. Love yourself whole-heartedly, especially in times of solitude. And when you think you canât sit alone any longer, order coffeeand a dessert.
2. Relying on the kindness of strangers.
Foreignness does not prevent random acts of kindness. Accept them. Give them. Appreciate them.
3. Learning to live with less.
This does not mean claiming hardship. Let this manifest in small ways. Recognize your fortunes. Be humbled.
4. Learning that plans change and you will have to adapt.
Itineraries are guidelines, not rigid measurements of experience. The best experiences are often not scheduled or anticipated. Expect the unexpected and learn to love it.
Forget the missed bus and enjoy the culture that can be experienced in one hour waiting at a bus stop. Stay in the present.
6. Forces you out of your comfort zone.
Practice speaking that language you learned. Try the cow tongue. Make new friends.
7. Learning to be patient.
Donât rush through the museum. Donât rush through your meal. Donât bounce your leg up and down or roll your eyes. Donât yell at anyone forreading the map wrong and getting lost. Donât worry, youâll get there.
8. Learning you canât assume.Â
Try looking at things a different way. Ask questions. Let this open up a new realm of thought and possibility.
Appreciate family, friends, and loved ones. Appreciate the comfort of mundane routines. Find a new found respect for the life you often wish to escape.
10. Goodbye is not forever, life has endless possibilities.Â
Family becomes more than just blood. Never say goodbye to the people you meet and the places you see. Cherish the new families and homes youâve gained. Keep in touch and look back with fond memories from time to time.
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