You can say what you want but travelling is not just one simple thing. It depends on many outside factors and your own ability to learn and be independent. It’s harder to decide to travel more when your family, your friends are showing you that you’re doing the wrong thing. Standard life line is: finish education, find yourself a decent partner, find good job, get married, buy house, have kids.
I’m not trying to say that it’s bad. It’s just that not every person want to live like.
I was feeling little bit bad when I decided to travel around Asia. I felt that I should do something else – even if I really wanted to travel. I’m close with my family and friends so I was thinking that it’s normal to feel that way.
My wise friend wrote me once that it’s not about choosing the right thing. It’s about choosing the thing which consequences you’ll be able to accept.
I can imagine that many of you are just afraid to start traveling. I was there and I’m still learning how to not think that way. It’s not one – time thing. You are not able to change your believes, feelings in one day. It’s long term process and you need to listen to yourself. Maybe you don’t want to travel? Maybe you just don’t know what you want and you read all those great books about people who left everything behind and traveled. Do you really want to do the same?
Too many problems in your life? Do you think that it will set you free? Forget about it. While traveling you will just discover 100 other issues you never though about. It will kick your ass even harder when you’re far from home and have no familiar face around. You don’t want to be there if you don’t feel that this is what you want.
I know I love to travel and I feel great doing it but even I was struggling. Imagine sitting alone in some hostel and not wanting to move anywhere. I was in paradise and I just couldn’t make myself to go on the beach or sit in the bar. In the end I managed to work my way through it but it took some time and meeting a few strangers. I was lucky I met them.
Are you sure you want to travel? And I’m not talking here about 2 weeks all inclusive:) These are your choices and you need to decide whether you’ll be able to live with your decision. You don’t need to decide right now. You can try few thing, try with some short trip and see how l you feel. Maybe traveling is not something you feel comfortable with. Maybe during your trip you will see something, stumble upon something which will show you your way?
I believe that you should try different things in life – in or outside of your comfort zone. It’s your choice.
Good luck!
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