Why we travel

There are many reasons that I travel, and they are pretty much the same as Lyer’s reasons. When I travel to new places, I watch the people and try to learn as much as possible from them. I also expect them to be doing the same to me, monitoring me and trying to learn about my heritage from my appearance and body language. I try to represent where I come from and what I represent the best I can when I’m out and about. Iyer’s quote “I travel to see new eyes, not new destinations” is a deep quote that applies to many people, especially me. He is talking about his quest to meet new people throughout the world. He is talking about not only seeing new, beautiful places, but the people that make them beautiful. His other quote means that what makes traveling exciting is not the actual traveling part, but the unknown component to the travels. Where will I sleep tonight? What will I do tomorrow? Who will I meet next? On our journey, we will be meeting indigenous people who will increase our understanding and appreciating the country we will be in. I most certainly believe that travelers have the responsibility to transfer their experiences in life to one another. It’s a given that the person from the different country will have new experiences that you might never have a chance to do, so you might have to live those experiences through them.