Do you love to explore new places? Get on a plane, fall asleep, and wake up in a new place? I absolutely love it. While airplanes may not always be the most comfortable place or have the best food, they get you where you need to go, and that is the important part.
Material things like clothes and electronics are very important to have, but personally I would rather travel to a new place. Everyone needs basic necessities met before having the ability to explore new places, but extravagant homes and extravagant cars are not as important to me as traveling.
Money is just money and you cannot take it with you when you go, but that doesn't mean that you spend it on material items. Spend it on memories that you make with the people you love.
Let me tell you a little story. I have grown up with an absolutely amazing mother and the most caring father a girl could ever hope for, and they believe in vastly different things. My mother loves to travel to different cultural places where we can learn new things as a family and experience new cultures. My father loves to travel to relax on a beach or attend a sporting event. I luckily get to experience both. I may not have the best shoes or the newest iPhone, but I have experiences with my family that have taught more than material possessions ever could.
My experiences abroad, which are often captured through many, many photos, are memories that I treasure and experiences that I have learned so much from. Traveling around the world has made me more independent and more willing to take on challenges. Its not easy to get out of your normal routine and take a chance in a new place, but once you do, it's very rewarding and then you want to do it again and again.
Wanderlust is a true feeling, and I know that I, personally, feel it often. I don’t have a bucket list of things I want to buy -- I have a bucket list of places I want to travel and explore.
Whenever my mom hears about someone taking their own life, she turns to me and looks me straight in the eye and says, “If it ever gets that bad, take your credit card and travel the world until you feel differently.”
Life is difficult, and when you are in the same town working the same job for an extended period of time, you may start to feel hopeless. Exploring the world will help you to realize how small your problems are. It's easy to get stuck in your head and your world, which causes you to forget that the world is a huge place that is populated by many amazing people from so many different walks of life.
I am so grateful to have experienced so many different cultures at such a young age. The experiences have helped me understand many walks of life and the trials and tribulations that each goes through. I will continue to save money so that I can travel on my own and visit even more places all around the world.
