My parents always taught me to be kind, responsible, and successful in school. They always told me to learn as much as I can, but the best way to learn is by travel. While school is where we are supposed to retain most of our knowledge, sometimes there are better, more unique ways to learn. Being in a classroom (or through online learning) confines a student and there is not much opportunity to learn about “the real world.”
Traveling is extremely educational and provides so many amazing opportunities to learn new things. From age 14, I started to travel by myself. I went to Toronto and stayed with my cousins. I believe it is the best way to also gain independence and maturity. Traveling allowed me to open my mind and engage in so many different opportunities that school or my home could not provide.
While I used to travel alone to Canada every summer, when I was 15, I went to New York with my friend Tamar. It was just us two and I truly have never had such a life-changing experience. We were there for four days, walking around the city and taking the subway everywhere. That’s when I learned about the convenience of public transportation, something that Florida is lacking. When I was 16, I went to Los Angeles with another friend. I met her there, as she was living there for the summer, so the flight alone was new because I had never been to LAX.
All these different experiences that I am so grateful for have helped shaped who I am today. My independence and maturity I believe come from my travels and I would love to continue to explore more places soon enough.
Do you travel alone?
Traveling is the best, especially on your own or with friends. It's such a great way to learn independence, experience other cultures and have fun too. I can't wait for travel to return to normal soon.
ReplyDeleteTravelling on your own or with a friend sounds so fun!! My mom has always been really over protective of me, so this isn't really something that'll likely be an option for me as long as I'm in high school, but it sounds so fun and I'm so happy you got to make all these amazing memories with your friend in New York and to be exposed to so much that Florida can't offer. I hope at some point I can travel solo and get to enrich my knowledge of other cultures :,)
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Wow - I didn't realize you travelled so much... That's so cool and I agree; travelling is the best way to learn.
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