I love traveling. I haven't been very many places. I haven't even been out of the country at all, but I love traveling. I love going to new places that I've never been to before and I love returning to places that I haven't been to in a while. I've been to Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, California, and Washington, D.C. Out of those, as most people know, I loved California the most. I mean, I love it with every fiber of my being.

I have a ton of travel locations on my bucket list. New York City; Telluride, Colorado; Boston, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Anchorage, Alaska; Greece; Cape Town, South Africa; Spain; Tibet; Thailand; Japan; Germany; Amsterdam. You name it and I'm probably not opposed to going.

Lately, I've had a road trip kick. I don't mean a let's-road-trip-to-the-nearest-beach road trip, although I wouldn't mind that at all either. I mean a days long, cross-country, "look at those massive mountains, I've never seen anything like it" road trip.

I really want to just hop in the car and go, which could be an issue considering that one of my headlights may or may not work on any given day. But, still.

I mean, look at this:

That's Telluride, Colorado. There's a film festival, Mountain Film, there every year where they screen environmental documentaries and such, and I've dreamed of attending for the last couple of years. Mostly, I just want to see those mountains in person.

I think a road trip with your best friends is probably the best way to really get to know your best friends. I've never done it before, but I feel like sticking all of your people in a car together, with nothing but music, deep conversations, and mountains outside your windows, is a monumental way to know each other. On top of that, what better way is there to know yourself than learning who you are and how you exist in a new place?

A long road trip is simply an experience I'm craving that I've yet to have the chance to live out.

I think I live my best life when I'm in a car if I'm being honest. I turn the music up as loud as my ears can handle, which is pretty loud, and I sing along as loud as my vocal cords can handle. I dance like a maniac while I drive, which probably isn't the slightest bit safe, and I think about everything. When I'm left to my own devices with nothing but the road and the radio to keep me company, I tend to learn a lot about myself and my mind.

Truth be told, I just want to go somewhere. Anywhere. I just want to see places and things and people that I've never seen before, and I want to do it with all of my favorite people. I want to get to know them all in a new way, and get to know myself in a new way, and get to know this planet in a new way.

I've been bitten by the travel bug and I am totally okay with it.

I want to explore this magical world we call home and I want to explore my soul, and there's no better way than to get out of my space and wander into someone else's.