Wednesday, February 26, 2014

9 Unexpected Ways Travel Makes You a Better Person

What is travel? Travel is a new bed every night. Travel is learning for the day the map of a new city. It's wonderful new friends or brusque strangers. Travel is something new on your plate at dinner. Travel is always worrying about your budget. Travel is an out-of-breath moment on a mountaintop, congratulating yourself for sticking to it. Travel is strange sounds in the night outside your tent. Travel is the anonymity of an airport and the familiarity of a shared bathroom. Travel is the neon lights of a busy city.

Travel is staring into a mirror and thinking "Maybe I should wash my hair today". Travel is wearing the same outfit for days. Travel is a worn pair of sneakers and a well-loved backpack. Travel is sweating in the back of a local bus or train.

Travel is more than just a stamp in your passport – it's a stamp on your soul. You'll never again see the place you left with the same eyes. You don't always see it immediately, but one day back home, you'll catch yourself doing something in a different way, and remember why. Here's the top nine ways you will change:


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