Tomorrow, I leave for the United States

I started this blog a month ago with a broad statement: to share the things I’ve learned from traveling with other people in the U.S. Why the U.S.? Because ‘Murica has the lowest travel rates of young people in all developed nations. And what a lost opportunity that is: to view travel purely as an expense, and not as an investment in personal growth and life learning.

So in the past few weeks, I’ve been conducting interviews and picking the brains of some brilliant people. The goal is to share the lessons of those who make the most out of life by using the experiences they’ve taken from travel: self-sufficiency, compassion, communication, and a plethora of other good things. I call it Life Curriculum: Important Shit You Need that College and Cubicles Don’t Teach You. 

Because whether we hate it or love it, travel is one of those rare things that has the power to challenge our comfort zones, to teach us to be compassionate human beings, and to keep us in awe of the possibilities of life. 

Starting tomorrow, I’ll be blogging from the road. I’ll be documenting the people and experiences that make the journey getting from Point A to Point B as fascinating as the destination itself. Follow me on the points in between.