Traveling is more than just an escape from everyday life. It is a lifestyle for many travelers because we are dedicated to learning about the world. Seeing different places and cultures is a learning experience that helps piece the world together. Traveling gives us something to live for. The world influences and challenges a traveler to change all that is wrong with the world. Traveling gives the ultimate education about life and culture because you see it first-hand. Travelers have an unconditional love for the world. As Georg Wilhelm Fredric Hegel (1837) once said, “Nothing great in this world has been accomplished without passion” (para. 21). All of our energy and will is devoted to traveling and seeing this beautiful world. Our goal in …show more content…
It can be fueled by many emotions love, joy, hate, or anger. For people to do something we love or hate we have to have an interest in the topic. That interest turns into emotion and that very emotion is passion. It can make people do the best things in life or even the worst, but it is an important factor for every single person on earth. Hegel was moved by passion and how it is vital to human lives. Passion makes everyone different and unique and it gives one the will to live. Travelers have a burning passion that is deep and complicated. We have many reasons why we travel and it is because we have a passion for adventure, education, and greatness. The passion of adventure and education runs through every vein of a …show more content…
I became passionate about traveling at a very young age. When I was eight years old I went on my first mission trip to Mexico City, Mexico. I thought it was going to be a fun trip because when I thought of Mexico only sandy white beaches came into mind, but that is far from what I saw. When I first got off the bus I saw a boy that looked about my age he had no shoes, barley any clothes, and lived in a shack made out of cardboard and wood. After seeing just one boy I started experiencing culture shock. Living a sheltered life in the United States I never experienced a homeless person or what it was like to live in poverty. I looked at the shoes on my feet and thought about my warm safe house back home. How could anyone ever live without shoes or a safe place to sleep? How lucky was I that I never had to experience a life like this? Mexico City changed me when I was at the young age of eight. I realized that life is different in all parts of the world and people have different experiences in life. Traveling to that city made me passionate about helping the homeless and the ones that are below the poverty line here in the United States and around the world. Before this trip I never thought about the homeless because I thought that all homeless people are lazy and do not want to work. Since this experience, every year I travel to a poverty-stricken city or country and volunteer to help with the homeless crisis. I
Today many people have a very fixed view about others in different countries, and what the locals from those countries think about Americans. America was formed so people from other cultures could come and make a life for themselves, and so they could come and enjoy the traditions and ways of America. If people could stop and think about all the good things that other countries have to offer instead of all the bad that the media shows, they could learn to appreciate those countries better. People need to be more open minded about going to other countries because without travel there would be no way of learning about other cultures.
When people are asked why the travel the general answer is to experience a life different from their own. An escape from a person's normal life and to experience anew. So why when people travel do they live a more lavish life but one that is completely obtainable in their hometown. They don't experience anything different, they don't open themselves up to world and be in a new culture. Although some people share a different reason of traveling. To travel to learn and understand other cultures, to learn about themselves and what they are doing in this world. So how true is this, that when traveling to other cultures and regions it allows the traveller to experience new cultures, expand your knowledge, and learn about yourself.
If someone was to ask me two years ago what I wanted to be I would have greeted them with silence. Before I was a very anti-social person and I didn’t really like speaking much in front of a public, audience, or even my small group of friends. I was the type of girl who preferred staying home in the weekends and watch Netflix instead of going out. But everything changed when I went on a missionary trip with my church to Mexicali. The church I attend has a group of volunteers who go every 2-3 months on the weekends to Mexicali. In these trips we distribute clothes, food, essentials, toys, and candies for all the kids and people in Mexico that live in poverty. Many people who live there live in harsh conditions and are struggling to provide a home for their families. My first trip was a life changing experience because it changed the person who I was. I became an active and outgoing person. I became to appreciate and value the possessions I have at home. Every time I see the kids at Mexicali content when they receive a pair of shoes or a piece sandwich it makes me pleased of myself because I’m able to help them with what I can. Throughout these series of trips I discover my passion and how I have a soft spot for kids. Since Mexicali and where I live have a very large driving distance and I can’t go every day I also volunteer to help kids and adults around my community also. I have help
He who does travel, does not know the value of men. Traveling is one of the most important things someone can achieve. If someone never travels they’ll never know the full extent of human accomplishments because they won't be there to admire the food, buildings, nature,animals, climate, people, and just everyday life in other cultures.
A wise man once said “Man is only great when he acts from passion.” When you hear the word passion, the first thing that might come to your mind is something related to love, and you’re not entirely wrong. According to Merriam- Webster’s dictionary, passion is defined as a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something or a strong feeling (such as anger) that causes you to act in a dangerous way. All in all, it is a strong feeling, be it happiness, sadness, anger or liberality. You can be passionate about many things such as love, sports, food, or intimacy. However, it can also mean having a strong yearning for something.
"mmm" regularly traveling is what I desired to do my entire life, except I've never been capable of.This is excellent to follow what people's. lives are and what places there are.I admire geography and how it influences their lives and our lives.Knowing places like Australia would make you fully understand why it is
At the age of twelve, I fell in love with Haiti. A close family friend was planning a medical mission trip and she shared with us what she would be doing while in Haiti as we helped her prepare. Too young to go with her, I threw myself into doing everything that I could to help from home. I set up an information booth at church, collected and sorted supplies, and prepared a traditional Haitian meal for 100 people to raise money. I learned all I could about the people and the country, sharing that information with anyone who would listen. When I was fifteen, I was finally allowed to travel with our friend to Haiti on a mission trip. Preparing for the trip included learning about the living conditions in Haiti and very basic ways to make improvements.
Besides the food and beautiful attractions, I learn about different cultures, become aware of what is happening in different areas, and I gain new perspectives. This is one of the many reasons why I love and appreciate traveling; it is eye opening and makes me appreciate my life more. Above all, traveling allows me to gain new experiences to become a social worker and a more compassionate
I am a traveler, but I am also a student a Gonzaga University. For the last year, I’ve been traveling the world. I’ve been happy, meeting new people and exploring new cultures while staying in run-down hostels and eating basic meals. I’ve lived in five countries last year and became a traveler. I’ve always wanted to be a traveler and now I finally am. However, it has been engrained in me that I must also be a college student. I chose Gonzaga University and I’ve realized that, even though I was always told I needed to go to college, I actually want to be here. I think Gonzaga will give a girl who has no idea what she wants to do with her life a lot of options and opportunities for figuring that out. But how can I be a traveler who explores that
Growing up, I always had a nagging sensation in my heart that urged me to take care of anyone that was sick around me, doing whatever I could to make them feel better. As the years passed, I became more exposed to the world around me. I traveled around town and around the United States. I realized just how many people were far less fortunate than I. This new found knowledge struck a chord in me, being the naive child I was, I could not figure out how I could have so much while others have so little. When I was with my parents and saw a homeless man or woman crouching on a street corner, with worry lines strewn about their face, I would beg to go to the nearest store to bring them food. I continued to help those around me all through my
Secondly, I have been a community volunteer worker for several years. Being a community volunteer has helped me to understand that by obtaining a college degree, I can help impact the lives of many homeless individuals. Recently, as a volunteer of United Methodist Metro Ministries, many of the homeless individuals were amazed that I am almost finished with high school and plan to go to college. One man that I had the opportunity of meeting saddened me because he could not even write his own name. I thought about how his life is forever impaired by his inability to read and write. Perhaps that is one reason he is economically poor. My relationships to persons such as this man have inspired me to want to continue my formal education so that I can help people who have somehow seemed to have lost their way.
There is an abundance of cultures and lessons that teens can learn about as they travel the world. Many teenagers, however do not realize or take advantage of travel opportunities provided for them and the influence travel can have on their lives. There are many programs out there that give all teens the chance to travel and experience the world firsthand regardless of a family’s income. These travels will influence the growing mind by helping them to understand other cultures without the distant feeling that these places do not concern them. Although it may seem scary to some parents to let their child travel to far off places, teens need the exposure to broaden their knowledge and horizons. More teenagers should travel because traveling abroad not only teaches them more about other cultures, but more about themselves, who they are and who they want to become.
The world is full of wonders and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, that we take advantage of. Traveling is the ultimate education and it never fails as a teacher. It teaches you things no class can about the world and yourself. Seeing a historical spot and being in the environment it is in teaches you what no text book can. Most people hear about what is happening in the world through the bias not understanding media. However, if you are a traveler the real world influences you in a way the media will never be able to. We understand how the world works with its many cultures and lifestyles. Being a part of and experiencing different cultures broadens your views of the world and changing’s what you think of the world. Having expanded knowledge and understanding about culture is not the only thing travelers have. Finding your true self and learning about who you are is the best thing about being a traveler. There is no better way to find yourself because when you travel you open yourself up to millions of opportunities. Without travel you may be completely unaware of your true persona. Your limits are tested and you are completely out of your comfort zone when traveling. Getting out of the comfort zone helps you grow as a person and see your potential. I have experienced many different cultures that have personally changed myself and my outlook of the world. Traveling has given me the greatest education I know more about the world, cultures, and myself. Being a traveler is a huge blessing in my life I am so glad I am able to travel and see the world. Nothing can take away the memories that traveling and being a traveler has brought me. Get out there and see this beautiful world for yourself and become a traveler, you will not regret
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The world is a magnificent place that’s full of life and new places. Places that are waiting to be walked upon and viewed by the eye’s of travelers. To make new memories and go places that is beyond the walls of reality and new pathways of life. To truly experience the wonders that the world has to offer can be expressed by the life of one single person, setting off into the world to gain a higher purpose about the world. Traveling individually enables people to broaden their minds and accumulate new ideas and new experiences both nationally and internationally. By setting off into the world a person has the ability to learn so many new things, but also find so much about themselves while in the process of traveling.