How has one place you've traveled to changed your life?

Question

Travel has had a huge impact on me before, opening my eyes and changing my perspective. Some places I've been have affected me more than others. Where have you been that has changed you and how?

Answer 1

Haiti. I did missionary work there and it opened my eyes. The things we take for granted they don't have there. It made me appreciate everything I have. Then I was back a few times later and I was in a house that was being shot at. I learned a lot about myself in that event, how I can handle an emergency and stress. I was pleasantly suprised.

Answer 2

There's two places I've been that have affected my perspective on my young twenty-five year old life. The first place is the Philippines. The Filipino culture and people are so beautiful and colorful. So diverse, loving, happy culture and people are always laughing all the time even though they may be poor. It was the first time I experienced poverty, but it didn't make me sad, rather it made me more proud to be half Filipino. I appreciate more now, the nice things I have, my job, but it's the fun and loving culture that I feel lacking here. The second place I visited was Switzerland. This place is rich! Everything there seems to be a little on the expensive side so you better have your SwissFrancs ready. You won't really see people living in mansions, there's more townhouses and apartments. I was in Zurich and Bern, where people mostly speak Swiss/German. Downtown Bern is a beautiful city that made me feel like I was in a movie. Most people travel by fast trains but in the downtown you have a good chance of seeing a Lamborghini or Ferrari car parked on the side of the street. The fashion there is very "European" nice looking and fitted. All the expensive brands are there like Gucci, Tag Heuer, Louis Vuitton, etc. Oh, how could I forget about the cheese and chocolates?! The best tasting cheese and chocolates in the world. I also visted the city of Geneva, which is next to the border of France. Most Swiss people there can also speak French. Geneva is also very rich and exciting. Being from a small suburb of Detroit, Michigan and then traveling to two totally different places made me realize that there's a lot more out there in the world. If you've never been anywhere else in your life, I would recommend traveling to another country if the opportunity arises. The experience is life changing.

Answer 3

When my parents moved to a different country, and I didn't, I had to adjust to travelling pretty quickly. It was good to gain confidence and travel smarts while I was still young. The necessary travel enabled me to travel for fun, which in turn gave me additional skills, which enabled me to get a job which involved a huge amount of travel. Which in turn made me more self-reliant...

So, it's been less about one place opening my eyes, and more about just how many places there are. And how different, and the same, they are. I think my biggest realization was that areas (countries, towns, whatnot) that seem virtually the same to outsiders turn out to have incredibly important cultural differences.

Answer 4

Me and my family went to Ibiza the past 3 years and I don't want to go anywhere else. I know i should broaden my horizons (i have been other places in europe but that is the best, I have been with family (kids) and on my own with my wife but it is the BEST destination for all kinds of holidays. Beach, cultural, The spanish people, self catering etc. It has made me want to move there for life, I am saving like mad to buy something there as the climate is exactly what i am looking for.

Answer 5

Bulverde. The redhead. Do the math.

Answer 6

I FEEL LIKE I BELONG IN CONNECTICUT. I HAD QUIT MY JOB IN NEW YORK AND MY HUSBAND AND I JUST GOT IN THE CAR AND DROVE AND DROVE. WHEN WE FOUND THIS LITTLE HOLE-IN-THE WALL MOTEL WE STOPPED AND IT WAS LIKE I WAS HOME.

I LIVE IN OHIO NOW, BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN CT. BUT SOMEDAY, I HOPE I CAN.

Answer 7

people change their life in thailand