How has one place youve traveled to changed your life?

Question

There is one place in afrcia that changed my life forever.

Answer 1

I have lived in Iowa my whole life, and although there is a lot of unrecognized and unappreciated beauty in this area, nothing I had ever experienced could prepare me for standing and staring up at Mt. Rainier in Washington State.

I was flying to visit my fiance and hadn't been to WA before. I slept through the flight and woke up as we landed. We drove home through the thick forest and finally arrived at this home outside of Seattle. He opened the back door and I stepped out on the desk and the hugest, most awe-inspiring sight took my breath away. I literally cried. I think what affected me the most is that I had lived my entire life thinking that I knew about the world; why things were the way they were, and when I saw that mountain, I knew that only God could make something so beautiful.

I hope everyone is able to experience something that affects them so personally.

Answer 2

I went to France for a summer and it changed my life. I no longer think of the world the same. I think no matter where you go you will learn something that will change your life if you let yourself. I have a new found respect for people who do not speak English very well in America and how hard that can be. I also know there is more out there then what I knew of my own world...it is so much bigger and different then we will ever know. Traveling opens your mind and your heart and ends your ability to be indifferent if you let it. I would love to go to Africa. Great question.

Answer 3

I worked one year in Afghanistan and I am currently completing a year in Iraq. I see firsthand that the people of these countries are not too different from us Americans. They have lives too and I see that every person no matter who they are has a story to tell. A lot of them hate America but thats only because we look like bullys to them. There are a lot of them that appreciate us but it is going to be years before they all feel easy about us. Since being there I now appreciate being an American and being free more than I ever have. I learned not to take things for granted or complain too much because someone in another country will have always have it worse than me. Hopefully the world can come together fix all the hunger, violence, poverty and diseases going around.

Answer 4

As a dependent in the military I traveled to many parts of the world. You really get to feel a full appreciation for the United States when travelling abroad. You realize the petty things we take for granted. On the flip side, you gain a insight on how people live in a totally foreign country. My experiences in Japan have changed me forever. The culture and even the way they treat each other totally blew me away!

Answer 5

My husband an I went on a pleasure vacation to Cancun Mexico, that was great, but, traveling to out of the way places, I got a look on how the Mexican people really live. The people are so poor, they live in homes without windows, they live on dirt floors. Seeing this changed my life, I appreciate what I work for, and I help more people now. My tips are bigger, my attitude better. Our lives as Americans are sweet compaired to people in other countries, ,we should be proud that people want to come to america, "the big melting pot". Where did your ancestors come from?

Answer 6

Going to the Grand Canyon changed my life. The sheer size and beauty of it was really humbling, and it was just amazing to get a sense of how ancient the earth is and how much bigger the world is then just one person and all the dramas that make up one life. I definitely got a glimpse of the bigger picture that makes up the circle of existence and all the small stuff just doesn't matter as much after that.

Answer 7

I was in Sierra Leone, West Africa, during the civil war in 1999. Every day drove past camps of people who had limbs cut off by the rebels. Also flew into one area where there were over a hundred hacked bodies piled on top of each other... a boy brought over a decapitated head for us to take pictures of. Basically, my experience there made me lose faith in god.

Answer 8

I went to Germany when I graduated from High School...it was definately the best to date. I stayed in Colonge, Munich and Berlin. I went to Sachsenhausen (the most memorable trip), Postdam and Dresden. The most amazing thing, besides all of the architecture was the fact that there were still bullet holes in buildings.

Answer 9

I'm putting two countries together because they were on the same trip:
Visiting the concentration camps, mass graves, and in Poland broke my heart, as did the anti-Semitism we encountered. It made me more resolved to fight genocide where it exists today. Then, going to Israel right after for Israel Independence Day and Memorial Day made me appreciate Israel so much more. The trip as a whole made me so proud of being a Jew.

Answer 10

In answering a question about racism in music Jordan B wrote "It must suck to be a n*gger."

Jordan,

You are such a coward. Your comment was uncalled for and it shows just how ignorant you are. I am reporting you to yahoo, and I hope in the future you think before you spread hate on the Internet or anywhere else.

Don't hate me because I am black. Hate me because I am strong enough to face cowards like you daily. Every time you speak hatefully about someone else it shows how much you dislike yourself. I hope you get the much needed help with your low self-esteem.