Tonight, someone asked me if I had any dreams or fantasies for the future.

While I didn’t have my life mapped out, chosen my prince charming, predicted how many kids I’ll have, my successful career… I did tell them one thing. I want to travel everywhere. I think it’s a pretty beautiful dream.

I dream of…

Boarding a plane, looking out its window thousand of feet above ground, and feeling the butterflies in my stomach flutter because I know a new adventure begins.

Stamping another page of my passport.

Taking Instagram-worthy pictures of everywhere, everything, and everyone I see.

Eating cultural delicacies (While playing by the rules of my nut allergy, of course).

Spending money on cliche souvenirs and novelties.

Strolling the streets of a different city.

Gazing at the same ocean from a different angle, or a different ocean with a similar perspective.

Explore exotic amazons, trails, forests, mountains…

Meeting and connecting with people native to a place unfamiliar to me.