We stick to what we know is safe. All animals learn this simple rule as a method of survival. Birds are hesitant to leave the nest. Giraffes wobble as they take their first steps immediately after birth. Humans become creatures of habit.

Break the habits.

Routine is a killer of creativity.

Be different; be bold; be you. See where your feet, mind, and heart take you. Dream big. Strike out in fear, rather than fidget with regret. Trust in the universe to envelop you in its vastness. That’s how we begin life, isn’t it?

A life in a bubble isn’t a life at all.

Go to China. Visit the Great Wall. Interact with the locals. See the Terracotta Army. Try the food.

Fly to India. Drink in the opulence of the Royal Mysore Palace. Meditate at the Golden Temple. Sketch out the Taj Mahal before you.

Step foot in New Zealand. Bathe in the soft hum of the glowworm caves. Swim in the Turquoise Pool. Marvel at the Karijini National Park.

Explore Iceland. Ogle at the midnight sun. Relax in the Blue Lagoon. Try eating shark.

Let yourself become overwhelmed by Antarctica. Watch polar bears. Travel in a panga. Gaze at the Southern Lights.

Delve into Morocco. Learn Darija. Ride a camel. Survey the Atlas Mountains. Soak in the blue stones of Chefchaouen. Pop by medinas and souks. Try your hand in bartering.

Experience Argentina. Trek through Patagonia. Whale watch. Kayak. Breathe in the clean air.

Be serenaded by France. Engorge yourself with pastries. Meander through the streets of Paris. Stroll through the Gardens of Versailles. Visit the countryside.

Fall in love with Switzerland. Photograph the Matterhorn. Dip your toe in Lake Geneva. Bask in the sight of the Chateau de Chillon. Stay at St. Moritz.

“If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel – as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them – wherever you go” – Anthony Bourdain.

Save up now. Value experience over possession; it makes for much cleaner storage. Work hard and dream.

Poke your way through Pinterest. Write down interesting ideas. Update your bucket list constantly. This is your life to live.

Journal every day. Tell your truth. It continuously changes. Make a legacy. Your life is yours and yours only.

This world is much too beautiful to live in one place. Learn to respect yourself and people who are different from you. Become whole. Learn words that have no English translation. Gain perspective. Enrich your conversations with unforgettable experiences in which you truly learned the value of love and the beauty of life.

Become nomadic. You were born here but that does not mean that you were meant to stay. Channel the wanderer. Take the road less taken. Find stability in constant motion. Learn to appreciate your breath. It pumps through your body, nothing more than a mini Earth.

Build your soul from bits and pieces around the world.

“Do not be afraid of death; be afraid of the unlived life” – Tuck Everlasting