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MINDFUL TRAVELING
4 Ways to Grow Into a True Traveler
The travel that you won’t find on an Instagram feed
Many people think traveling is all about seeing everything a town or city has to offer. That’s not my idea of traveling.
In fact, I’ve not seen a place unless I’ve become comfortable with the in’s and out’s of the culture and everyday life.
I’m not talking about becoming comfortable with the route from your hotel to the city’s main tourist area. That can be learned in a matter of a few hours.
I am talking about becoming comfortable with other things about a place. Like how people of different languages may speak to you. Even if you do not speak their language, you learn to understand the best way to communicate with them. You can read the body language of where you are.
Traveling means you can play by the rules of the city you are in without watching how everyone else is doing it.
Becoming comfortable in a city means feeling like you fit in.
