the world is waiting
I always get nervous before traveling for more than a week. I remember I was very anxious before leaving for Argentina 2 years ago. Looking back on that experience, I couldn’t believe I committed myself to that from start to finish, thinking that it would better me as a person, and that I would find myself. Little did I know that going to Argentina wasn’t about finding myself, it was about creating who I would be.
I look back on the adventures I’ve had in my life so far, and the adventures I’m going to have in the future. I’ll always remember getting lost in Argentina and those torturous first 48 hours not having any emotional comfort whatsoever. I’ll treasure my one day adventure to Colonia, Uruguay, because I got away with that trip like I said I would, and I had the adventure of being in another South American country. I’ll always look back on Honduras and remember that amazing experience with the 37 other people I shared it with, and I’ll remember that I made a difference in another part of the world for those 3 days we participated in the brigades. And I’ll always hold Toronto with great appreciation because of the family I have there, the friends I visit/will visit with, and the fact that it’s so different yet very much similar to the US. And I can never forget my first time to the PI that I can actually remember. I was in a different emotional state of mind then, but I really felt like I was one with nature and the world then, and may be the closest time I ever had with my family ever.
I cannot believe I’m going to (at least) three different countries this year, two for the first time. I will be landscaping two different continents in the span of 6 months. Now that I think about it, I’m even more excited for Italy, not only because of the adventures that will be had, but the memories I will get to hold and look back on after all is said and done. Because even after the moment is over, I still find it possible to travel the world in my own experiences recollected.
Danao. Toronto. Buenos Aires. Mendoza. Iguazu. Cordoba. La Plata. Colonia. Tegucigalpa.
Rome. Palermo. Florence. Accra.
the world is truly waiting.
