…I feel like I naturally ask myself this question without even realizing it. Travel is a personality. It’s like asking a person what kind of person they are. Introvert, adventurous, spiritual, intense, etc. The same concept applies to the traveler. What do they want to offer? Is it for others? It is for themselves like self exploration? The destination may be the same but the experience and goal in each traveler is it’s own. Like a phone with its own serial number.
So putting a spotlight on this topic, I ask myself once again. What kind of traveler do I want to be?
-I want to be the traveler that shares my experiences in a whole new perspective.
-I want to be the traveler that people look up to for motivation to experience the same in their own way.
-I want to be the traveler that fits in a special place in the globe that contributes to a positively connected world.
-I want to be the traveler that can take the world in as my classroom and learn from everything and everyone as my lessons.
-I want to be the traveler that slows down life and takes things in day by day with the understanding that life does go by quickly.
-I want to be the traveler that makes people smile regardless of what they go through or are going through.
-I want to be the traveler that can simply leave a positive mark in peoples lives.
-I want to be the traveler that can look back in life without regret and say “I did it”.
I’ve known for many years who I wanted to be. It just took some time for these answers to be brought to light. I’ve gone from nothing to something. Paycheck to paycheck to having the ability to be content. Depression, sadness, and tears to tears of joy, positivity, to happiness within myself. Dreaming then to living realities now. The journey isn’t always a destination, it can be within. My journey, has come a long way, has become better and better by the day, and will continue that path.
What does a miles discount of 21,000 Delta Skymiles plus a $5.60 tax mean for me. A one-way trip to Europe for 3 to 4 months beginning in Amsterdam. 🙂
So I sit here on my lunch break with a combination of anxiety, nervousness, and happiness all in one because I am only clicks away from getting my hands on my first one-way flight to places I’ve always wanted to see and for once, on my own time and schedule. No urgency to return to work. No PTO and putting in time off work. Just me, my cameras, my backpack, and creating memories to share with the world. A world whom I can, in my own way, be able to motivate to “snap out of it” and open their minds to the big world we live in.
So as I conclude this post, and I close my mind to the things I live for and the great things that will come my way once I set foot on that Delta flight. I remind myself, that the selfish ness of this new journey will not be perfect. I will feel pain. Others will feel pain. I will encounter struggles. And goodbyes will happen frequently. And as I remember all of the things I’ve been through, all the people I have met, the mistakes I’ve made, the lessons I’ve learn, and the reasons why I have lived this journey leading me to this work desk. I want the world to know and I am proudly confident to say, that I am ready to become the traveler that I’ve always wanted to be. :’)
