Since a kid, I always dreamed of traveling. I always thought I would spend my early adulthood constantly traveling with a backpack and a dream. Life doesn't always turn out the way we plan, and sometimes it takes a long time and a lot of hard work to get to where we're going. I wholeheartedly believe traveling is essential to understanding our place in this world.

There's something so wonderful about being in a new place where no one knows you. Seeing all the natural beauty of God's earth is just magnificent. Realizing how small we are on this earth is just so life changing, and it's an experience I think everyone should have. Staying within this small labyrinthine of a town can't help you grow as a person.

Seeing different cultures, traditions, customs, and lifestyles can change how we see the world around us as a whole. It makes you suddenly aware that there are so many different things that you aren't use to, and provides an insight to life that we otherwise don't see.

All in all, I think traveling is one thing that everyone should have the blessing to experience. This world is magnificent, and we should take every opportunity to see as much of it as possible.