Travel can “be” and “mean” so many different things, depending on who you ask. To me, ‘travel experiences’ are the moments that are underscored by ‘variety’ and opportunities to learn; experiencing different landscapes, meeting new people, learning fresh perspectives, and considering new ideas – it invigorates me. However, thanks to COVID, I’ve had to scale back on moving around and get creative with how I approach finding that same variety.
A lot of that creativity has boiled down to shifting my perspective. As a firm believer in ‘seizing the day’, I think that there are opportunities all around us to learn if we approach things with a ‘traveller’s mindset’ and look at our day-to-day lives with a sense of curiosity and open-mindedness. I’ve also been living vicariously through my ‘past self’ and spending a lot of time looking through photos, videos, and journal entries from times when I was able to venture a bit further away.
I love the idea of turning experiences into stories, narratives or, in this case, a blog- so that’s what I am aspiring to do. The posts on this site will bounce around a bit time-wise, as I turn my previous experiences into posts. Down the road, as moving around hopefully becomes a bit safer, whether it’s exploring a city, going on a new hike, or having a socially-distanced conversation with a friendly new acquaintance, I’ll do my best to keep track of it!