By Iheb Klai | Observer Contributor
Photo by Tauseef Ali Khan https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Travelling_is_life~.jpg
I have been travelling the last two years around 8 countries from different continents. Whether by train, car or airplane, travel is always a pleasurable experience that makes me gain more benefits than any other thing. That is why I personally encourage students to take such decisions and gain life-long benefits.
My last trip was for almost two months during this past summer vacation. I went to Greece for a volunteering internship and a discovering mission at the same time. Mainly, it was the best experience I have ever had all my life. Every time I travel I feel new personality inside me, more mature, more confident, and just starting to learn my fourth language.
The most important thing I learned through my life is that spending money on experiences is much better than buying objects or goods. I saved money for a long time to go all the way to south Europe and discover the area. I made a lot preparations such as interviews and paper work with an International student-run organization called AIESEC. After being accepted, I started asking people around to get more information and I did it.
Just do not let the fear of travelling alone keep you from your travel dreams. You will go out from your comfort zone and in that time it will be easier to make friends and find travelers from all over the world. People do not have to panic and listen to others without ambitions, because I regret it one time when I gave up my dream for someone else.
After talking with many young people, I heard so many excuses why they do not travel. Some of them are afraid to be alone or being lost somewhere abroad. Also some people cannot afford travelling, some of them cannot even find the time to travel which is really strange.
For those who always think that the world is very expansive, travelers never paid a lot to see new places. It is all about ideas and good plans. I went to volunteer many times in different countries and my accommodation was always paid by the organization I am working with. I had great time without paying a lot. Sometimes, I found opportunities that pay for everything. It is all about searching for good projects and programs that make it easier for us to spend as much as we can abroad.
We are still young and we still have all the life to travel and discover, it actually makes the person feel better. Just go ahead and do it because it is not that difficult as many people think.
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