I Came Home From Months of World Travel, Now I’m Sad
What I have learned from coping with the sadness.
What inspired you to commit to traveling?
Oftentimes, it’s stories from friends on the road. Maybe it’s movies that depict life-changing experiences. Or, probably, a strong desire to change your way of living.
Regardless of what it is, a life of travel is likely to bring you unimaginable experiences. Beyond your wildest dreams.
You’re going to meet people who push you further. Do things you didn’t think you could handle. And live in a way that you learn to love.
In essence, you’re going to become a new person. And it’s going to be real; the real you.
You are going to bring home with you what you didn’t have before.
Change.
The problem is, as much as one changes during travel, home is still the same when you return.
“We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same. But something in our mind has been changed, and that changes everything.” –Jonah Lehrer, “Why We Travel,” Panorama Magazine (Deccember 2009)
