My Life is an Adventure

Since I was born I have had the privelage of traveling around the world because my father works for an airline. I never try to gloat or act as if I am better than a person, I just enjoy this opportunity that I have been given. Because I have this opportunity I feel I'm a more educated and open-eyed person. "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." by Saint Augustine. I completely agree with this quote because each place I travel is a new page in the book I have experienced. One does not learn by being closed off from the world but embracing all the world has to give. By traveling to different places in the world I have been able learn and discover more about myself and the world around me. I have been able to appreciate where I live and everything I have.

 I might be traveling as a tourist where go and I see what I have come to see but not what I should discover. I have traveled around the world and back with my parents and now that I am old enough I want to rediscover the places that I've already been to to learn more about them.

The most recent trip I have taken without my parents was with one of my best friends Jessica to Paris, France. We saw all the tourist sights like the first time but we recieved advice from people who lived in Paris as to where to go. Because we found people who lived in the area we were able to see the true culture of Paris and we loved it. We met wonderful people and did many wonderful things, including going to a caberet, visiting new friends restaurant and staying out most the night during our last few days. In the beginning neither of us spoke very good french and by the end of our 6 day adventure we were able to get around and even had few parisians thinking we spoke fluently.
I would love to go back to paris because it is my favorite lanugage and culture I want to learn more of.

Right now my next adventure is student teaching and studying abroad in Ballina, Australia! My new adventures start as early as Monday the 23rd!
Since I've already been to Australia I can spend less time seeing the sights and more time seeing past them and into the Australian culture!