Millennials are an experience generation. We don't want to sit around at a 9-5 job, or buy cars and homes and white picket fences. We aren't interested in living a life surrounded by material things (for the most part). We don't want to be breadwinners or homemakers or live routinely. We want to go out and see, feel, taste and touch the world. We are an experience generation.

Perhaps this is due to the fact that we grew as technology developed. The internet was our peer - it grew and developed and changed while we did, so we feel connected to it in a strange and beautiful way that previous generation didn't and future generations won't be able to.

Through this developing relationship with the internet, we grew connected to the world. We were able to experience things and communicate with people that the previous generation couldn't. But just seeing these images or talking to the people through the mystery of the internet isn't enough. We want to experience it for ourselves.

Millennials are spending less on material goods, renting more than buying homes, and generally buying into the idea of consumerism less than previous generations.

But one thing we are spending more time, effort and money on? Traveling. In fact, 6 out of 10 millennials would rather spend their money on traveling and experiences than material goods.

This drive to get out and experience the world is great for millennial entrepreneurs, too. Startups like Airbnb and Uber are benefiting from this exploratory mindset, helping millennials and others find ways to experience their surroundings.

We are taking risks, discovering new things, enjoying our world more and gaining an insight that we couldn't have gained without taking chances.

Millennials get a bad rap: we are lazy, entitled and selfish. But these things simply aren't true. We are making waves, trying new things, exploring different avenues and experiencing the world. And we are paving the way for generations to come.