Makati ang paa. Lakwatsera. Gala. Just some of the many Tagalog terms to describe beings that are fond of going out and about. Marvin and I are very fond of traveling, but the difference between us is I want to do it the most. We aspire to gallivant around Europe and soak under the sun at Maldives. Unfortunately, those places cost a lot. And I really mean A LOT, so we stick to watching Discovery Travel and Living and National Geo instead. It probably would be great to live a life wherein hopping from one country or island to another was your profession. That would be simply amazing.
The funny thing is that when I was young, I always considered myself to be a home buddy. After school or any extra curricular activity, I would most likely be heading home to get some shut eye. But I have come to realize that I actually grew up traveling. The longest time I've actually lived in one place was eight years, which was in Nueva Ecija. (August of 1995-June of 2003). I grew up in two countries in two different continents, and visited five countries, and lived in four provinces in the Philippines, and countless Philippine provinces have been visited. I finished my studies at the Northern part of Luzon, mostly grew up at the Central Part of it, and was born at the South. Traveling has surely been embedded in my life.
However, the real reason why I truly love to travel is because of the experience. St. Augustine of Hippo pointed out: "The world is a book and those who do not travel, read only one page." God created lands for us to explore. Why put them to waste?
I know that traveling is not something that is easily done since it requires not only free time, but free flowing money as well. But from my point of view, it's important to get away once in a while. Knowledge is not the only thing you get out from it, but it's also considered therapy. And anyways there are plenty of tour, flight, and travel promos out there nowadays, you just have to be industrious enough to look, wait, or sometimes win them. There's always a way if you're really passionate about something.
Go out into the world. There is so much to uncover. But I will leave you with a quote from James Michener, "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might as better stay home."
Good Night everyone!
The funny thing is that when I was young, I always considered myself to be a home buddy. After school or any extra curricular activity, I would most likely be heading home to get some shut eye. But I have come to realize that I actually grew up traveling. The longest time I've actually lived in one place was eight years, which was in Nueva Ecija. (August of 1995-June of 2003). I grew up in two countries in two different continents, and visited five countries, and lived in four provinces in the Philippines, and countless Philippine provinces have been visited. I finished my studies at the Northern part of Luzon, mostly grew up at the Central Part of it, and was born at the South. Traveling has surely been embedded in my life.
However, the real reason why I truly love to travel is because of the experience. St. Augustine of Hippo pointed out: "The world is a book and those who do not travel, read only one page." God created lands for us to explore. Why put them to waste?
I know that traveling is not something that is easily done since it requires not only free time, but free flowing money as well. But from my point of view, it's important to get away once in a while. Knowledge is not the only thing you get out from it, but it's also considered therapy. And anyways there are plenty of tour, flight, and travel promos out there nowadays, you just have to be industrious enough to look, wait, or sometimes win them. There's always a way if you're really passionate about something.
Go out into the world. There is so much to uncover. But I will leave you with a quote from James Michener, "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might as better stay home."
Good Night everyone!
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