The three greatest things you learn from traveling

Link at the beginning Like all the great things on earth traveling teaches us by example. Here are some of the most precious lessons I’ve learned over the years of traveling. Link at the end

@Barney and @Ted

A lone wanderer looking at Mount Bromo volcano in Indonesia.
Leaving your comfort zone might lead you to such beautiful sceneries like this one.

Appreciation of diversity

Getting used to an entirely different culture can be challenging. While it’s also nice to learn about cultures online or from books, nothing comes close to experiencing cultural diversity in person. You learn to appreciate each and every single one of the differences while you become more culturally fluid.

Countries that sent their citizen into space

Country

Date of launch

Name

Spacecraft

USSR 1961 Yuri Gagarin Vostok-1
USA 1961 Alan Shepard Mercury-Redstone 3
Czechoslovakia 1978 Vladimír Remek Soyuz 28
Poland 1978 Mirosław Hermaszewski Soyuz 30
East Germany 1978 Sigmund Jähn Soyuz 31

Countries capable of sending their own manned spacecraft

Country

Capable since

First astronaut

Current spacecraft

USSR/Russia 1961 Yuri Gagarin Soyuz MS
USA 1961 Alan Shepard Crew Dragon
China 2003 Yang Liwei Shenzhou

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but having new eyes.

Marcel Proust

Improvisation

Life doesn't allow us to execute every single plan perfectly. This especially seems to be the case when you travel. You plan it down to every minute with a big checklist; but when it comes to executing it, something always comes up Three Monks walking on ancient temple. and you’re left with your improvising skills. You learn to adapt as you go. Here’s how my travel checklist looks now:

Confidence

Going to a new place can be quite terrifying. While change and uncertainty makes us scared, traveling teaches us how ridiculous it is to be afraid of something before it happens. The moment you face your fear and see there was nothing to be afraid of, is the moment you discover bliss.