Wanderlust: (n.) an extreme desire to travel.

And let me tell you people, I have it. I have an extreme case of wanderlust, and I've let it consume me.

I'd rather explore a different country than settling down.

Planning trips, going to different places, seeing something I've never seen before, it all just fills me with so much joy. I really believe that hopping on a plane and taking off to somewhere new and exotic would give me so much more excitement than any engagement ring ever could.

I'd rather meet new people and experience a different culture than have kids.

Trying exotic foods, learning how different cultures thrive, I want to see it all and I never want to stop.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not anti-love. Being in love is great, having a family is even more wonderful. I know that having babies is the best thing that can happen to people. I know children are like tiny adventures themselves. I get it, I really do. My heart just loves differently. I fall in love with moments and I live for the moments to come. I do not want a plan, I do not want to know what is coming next. Whatever moments happen, I may or may not be prepared for them. For me, that is excitement. For mothers, I'm sure it's complete craziness.

I want to learn everything this world has to offer.

I want to gain all the possible knowledge I can - and I don't believe I can do that by sitting in some classroom for hours on end.

It's so hard for me to not drain my savings account by buying plane tickets. At least 46 times a day I think to myself, just go.

I often get asked, "Aren't you afraid? What if you get lost?" That is the point, people. I know I would get so much more out of traveling the world than spending thousands of dollars on a chance that I might end up with my dream job in the future. I know that if I just went out and made it happen right now, I would get my dream job - because I'd already be doing it.

And no, I'm not running away from my problems. I don't hate where I am in life, there is nothing I feel the need to get away from.

I'm not running from anything, but I do feel a large void. I know that there is something out there that I'm missing. I want to go find it, I want to find myself.

Recently I found a quote from Albert Einstein that has stuck with me. He said, "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." This quote really speaks to me because I honestly feel that I have no one true talent. My peers all have special gifts, a niche, that they can build off of, they have a sense of belonging. I, on the other hand, have no niche. I have a void. A void that can be filled by taking adventures that will lead me to find where I truly belong.

Adventure awaits, let's go find it.