Traveling is probably one of the best teachers in the world out of many other teachers which allows you to explore yourself and the surroundings in a beautiful way. Although it can be huge fun if you travel to another location with your family, but the real learning is associated with traveling along. Here are some of the things I learnt from traveling alone for the first time, out of many;
You learn how to take care of yourself!
When you are traveling without the assistance of your family members or friends, you come to know that now you need to take care of yourself. You understand how to take care of your entire luggage, the passports, money etc. because nobody else is going to take care of your things now and only you will be responsible if something happens to your things. Thus you take responsibility not only to take care of your belongings, but also learn how to take care of yourself such as cooking on all your own, buying things that fit your budget and eating stuff that only you like. Great experience isn’t it to stand on your feet?
Having a chance to know the world from your eyes:
The world is beautiful and there is something special in each country and its people which you can learn only if you visit the place yourself. In this way you get to know the beauty of the world from your own perspective which is not dominated by the image of the same country as perceived or shown by the media. You get to know what reality is and how people in that country live or what are their issues and how they come out stronger out of their troubles?
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| Just a random view from a plane! |
Getting out of your comfort zone or facing your fears:
Normally people who do not travel are so used to living in their own box or comfort zone that they often become afraid to get out of their houses and face new challenges that are foreign to them. Traveling allows you to face your fears whether it is sitting on an air plane and face the motion sickness or it is facing new people speaking a new language. A person who knows how to travel alone is less likely to be scared of anything in life.
Ability to communicate with people from all over the world:
This is the best part about traveling; that you get to know the people from all over the world. It can be chatting with an old guy in a plane or bargaining at the shops of another country; you get to know the cultures and traditions of people living in that country and you not only learn how to communicate with them but lasso learn to respect each other’s opinions, which is vital in every field of life.
These can prove to be some of the huge number of things you get to learn from traveling alone and thus do not be afraid to do so, rather take it as a challenge and I am sure you will love it!
Thank you for reading again!
Best Regards
Maha