EXACTLY Three years ago I was about to start my world tour alone.
Lately I have been quite nostalgic. Although I am so happy that I moved to the US, my world tour always brings too many good memories. 3 years ago, I was starting a trip that changed my life forever and thinking that it has already been THREE years, seems CRAZY – time flies.
I am not bringing this subject to ONCE again to describe my trip is but to rather focus on 3 REASONS why you should definitely think about traveling more. Quitting everything to travel is never easy and there is never a right moment.
Stepping out of my comfort zone
Sometimes people tell me: ‘For you it seems easy, you just decided to leave your job and go’. It was not exactly like that. It took me YEARS to finally take the decision of traveling alone and saving up enough money. After having the money, I was terrible afraid of traveling alone and I really thought it was too dangerous and I would not have fun on my own. I will always remember the moments before my departure: I was literally sacking. sometimes you got do things that scare you so much that you end up understand where you stand at – we are always more capable of things than we think. 😀
Being inspired everyday
There are several reasons why people travel, I do it because I really enjoy exploring new places and I really love connecting and learning from people. Traveling has given the best experiences with human beings that I could possible expect. I am still in a long and not clear road to understand myself but exchanging with people from different cultures and with values has definitely helped me to become a better person. How? Today, I am much more concerned with the environment than I was in the past; I pay careful attention to my words when I speak to people from different cultures – different does not mean wrong, as sometimes we tend to associate;….
Does this really matter?
If there is one thing I wish I could change about myself it would be: caring less about what others say. My trip did not solve this problem but it gave me a lot of perceptive towards life. Traveling around alone and without a defined road, allowed me to listen to myself more (you don’t have many people to consult and ask for advice anyway) and really understand what I enjoy the most in life; what are the type of people I want around me and what are the things I might not need at all.
After that trip I returned completely unsure about my next steps and what I wanted to do after with my life. Believe me it was not easy! But after 3 years, after living in Australia, moving back to France and settling in the US, I am glad at such young age I was able to questioned myself so much and tried to understand if a nomad life would make me happier than a stable one. For now, I am happy in the US. Let’s see what the next years have reserved for me .
Happy travels.
Beijinho,
Daniela