My mother never traveled. She never got to see the world or go on an adventure. She hates to fly which is completely absurd to me. I on the other hand love to fly. Nothing is more beautiful than looking out of the window of an airplane and seeing fluffy white clouds beneath you. I want to do all sorts of things. I want to travel the world and see all the glorious land marks they have to offer. I want to be able to look in my passport and see stamp after stamp of all the places that I have been. Not like my mom who doesn't even have a passport. My dad did it right. He has traveled all through Europe and was able to meet a handful of interesting new people along the way. My dad once told me the story of the time he back packed through Europe with his brother and a friend. They hopped on train after train going from country to country without ever having a legitimate plan. They slept in train stations, hostiles, wherever they could with no worries at all. I only wish I had the freedom to do such exciting things as that. I want to be able to bunjee jump in New Zealand. I want to zip line through a rain forest. One day I will go on a gondola ride in Italy and ride the worlds biggest ferris wheel in Singapore. I want to go to Germany and see Anne Frank's secret annex and visit Russia to see their unique architecture. One day I will go to France to see the Eiffle Tower and the Notre Dame. I love my mom with all my heart, but I don't want to end up like her. She didn't get to do anything exciting like that and I want to do it all. I want to one day be able to tell my future kids of all the exciting things i did when i was young. I want to tell them all about my adventures and watch them be awestruck when hearing of the time their mom went skydiving. Not only will I tell them of all the things I got to do, but I will make it a priority as a parent to show my kids the world when they are young since that is something I never really got to experience with my family. How I would have loved to have been able to share my first out of country experience with my family. I love my mom with all of my heart but in this aspect I do not wish to be like her. She always speaks of how she wishes she would have been able to travel more. She frequently speaks of how she would really love to be able to see Washington D.C. Unfortunately she has not yet gone and has no future plans of doing so. I want to do more than just talk about these things and I know in my heart that over time I will get to do all the things I want to do and travel the world. I will not settle for anything less.
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How inspiring! I love how you connect us with these places by giving us specific details, such as "sleeping in train stations" and the Russian "architecture" and "bunjee jumping" in New Zealand. This sounds like such an exciting goal and sure hope you are able to do these things! I sold my car when I was 20 and used the money to buy a ticket to Europe. My best friend and I backpacked around just like your Dad and, you are right, it was an experience that changed me forever and one I will never forgot! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool that you got to do that! I really feel like that would be so much fun!
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