Throughout my life, I have travelled to many places: Ireland, Guatemala, Canada, Austria...the list goes on and on. It might seem that I am “cultured,” but I truly believe that I fit that description rather poorly. Each place to which I have travelled has presented to me a new side of life. Ireland’s gorgeous landscapes, sculpted by a power much greater than myself, aroused within me intense wonder and spiritual admiration. Two summers ago, as I hammered nails into a house for a Guatemalan family who had been accustomed to living in a run-down shack, I began to truly understand how lucky I am to live in a dependable house with a dependable family. I further understood these blessings when I volunteered to help feed and clothe the Syrian refugees in Austria in the fall of 2015. Each time I travel somewhere new, it feels like it is the first time I am travelling in my life. Free of my burdens, with nothing more than a suitcase to weigh me down, I throw myself into new cultures and, without fail, discover new approaches to appreciating the world.
The desire and need to travel is an integral part of my being, and it follows that throughout life, I will be faced with the challenge of HOW to travel so often. Drawing upon my experiences, I have developed a set of guidelines (which will certainly grow) for making travel financially feasible.
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