Oh, the Places You'll Go!

I love to think about how large the world we live in is and how many cool places there are to discover. Nothing excites me more than knowing how many more places I have yet to go and explore. This is why I think that travel is one of the most amazing things a person can do in his/her life.

Compared to most people in the United States, I have traveled quite a bit. In total, I have been to 34 states and three countries (not including the United States). What blows my mind is the fact that, although I have traveled a decent amount for my age, I have still only seen a miniscule part of the world.

One of my most favorite parts about traveling is getting to experience cultures other than my own. I love seeing how the mindsets of local people and ways of life change throughout different areas and countries. However, it is also cool to see the similarities between cultures because it shows that even though this world is a big place, we are all still connected.

My love of travel reinforces my desire to discover the unknown. When a person is traveling in a new place, every step they take is a new experience. There is something special about the feeling that you get when you see something for the first time, it is a feeling that can never be recreated. Each and every moment is different and can never be truly planned.

The fact that I have been traveling from a young age has made a very open minded person and instilled the importance of being culturally competent. I chose to not see people as according to where they are from but rather as unique individuals that make up the word as a whole. I love to learn aspects of all cultures so that I can attempt to have an understanding the individual people that make up our world.

I have never understood people who have no desire to step beyond the boundaries of the United States, or even the state they grew up in. Like I mentioned earlier, this world is so big, why wouldn’t you want to see all it has to offer. There is always something incredible waiting around the corner; you just have to allow yourself to go find it.

The world is a place that I will never be able to truly see all of, but I sure am going to try.