BY MAX MCAULIFF, STAFF WRITER
While concerns regarding Covid-19 are still very real, the world is beginning to reopen. With COVID-19 restrictions relaxing, travel should be at the forefront of people’s minds. After being cooped up for two years, the desire to travel has never been higher.
Traveling inspires people to become the best version of themselves they can be. It opens people’s eyes to different cultures, languages, and customs. Traveling the world can mold people into more rounded human beings. Exploring other cultures is a way to understand how and why the world works the way it does, and it can inspire people to pursue passions they never knew they had.
Traveling teaches people things that can’t be taught in a classroom or read in a textbook. While learning about governments and economies is one thing, learning about niche aspects of different cultures by visiting different countries is another entirely. One can prepare themselves as much as they deem fit, but when it comes to traversing another country, any preparation could go out the window.
Social media can help encourage people to get off the couch and travel. With the large number of social media accounts dedicated to travel, it is now easier to see the many opportunities the world has in store. Fascinating locations can be captured and posted to social media with the push of a button. Those posts can be the jumpstart that somebody needs to go out and explore the world themselves.
Traveling creates new bonds and relationships with all types of people. Staying with a host family, having a tour guide, or even just traveling with friends creates bonds like no other. Connecting with people when traveling is something very special. These bonds are like no other because people discover who they are. Along with this comes creating new memories. These memories are memories that will last a lifetime and turn into stories that one will forever tell.
Traveling has never been more important than it is now. Tourism will be important in aiding the economies of countries affected by Covid, as tourism plays a very large part in many countries’ economic success.
However, travel is also important to restore people’s mental and physical health. Due to the physical activity involved with travel, it has been proven to promote physical well-being. Not only does traveling keep one’s body healthy, but one’s mind as well.
Traveling the world is one of the most inspiring things a person can experience in their life, and now more than ever is an encouraging time to get back out there and explore.
