Stumbled upon a travelblog Fluent In 3 Months today. It is set up by globetrotter, Benny Lewis. Basically, it follows Benny's experiences as he travel from city to city, most of the times for 3 months (hence, the name of the site) as he attempts to pick up the local language.
Pretty cool stuff and he has been doing this for 9 years, and most (if not all) of his travels are done completely alone. Do check out more about the site here.
I don't (and certainly can't) claim to be a globetrotter as much as I like traveling and getting lost and immersed in a foreign culture. But I very much aspire (more like dream) to be one, and I really admire Benny's courage and determination to travel into the deep end. Not knowing anyone, not knowing the local language, culture, etc, yet still being able to step out of his comfort zone at a young age of 21 nine years ago and travel all over the world.
About a week ago, he celebrated his 29th birthday and decided to share 29 life lessons he learnt in his travels.
It is a very good read and there were a few that were basically screaming at me, in particular:
2. Deferring your happiness to the future is a terrible idea
16. Take your time (this I must really learn)
21. Stop thinking so much and act
22. Sing and dance whenever possible!
27. People are not alone in being alone (something I know, but must constantly remind myself)
Of course there are others, but I figured if I continue listing them, I'll end up listing out all 29 lessons.
So do check out his post here as a reminder for yourself to take things easy.
