As I sit in my warm dorm room and dread the idea of walking to class in ten-degree weather, I find myself thinking back to my warm summer road trips to national parks across America. Traveling is so important, and it teaches you more than you would think. Life skills are developed every minute of a vacation as you are in a new area far from home. Sitting in a classroom and reading about the Revolutionary War is one thing, but being able to see where history unfolded is completely different.