Travel Is Big

Traveling is one of the most important things in the world. You learn lessons you might not have if you always live in your isolated comfort zone. You learn the differences and similarities of your life compared to other peoples customs. There are so many cultures with different ways of doing things out there: what they eat, the technology they use, the landscape they live in, and their economy.

What I think is the most interesting is the way they live their lives. In South America no one has completely based their life on business; they all like to have fun. For example, they work hard but they are always open to laughter. They also improvise a lot more than USA does because they don’t have the same resources. They don’t always need a piece of machinery to do their work for them. They still use oxen to haul things around. They don’t need satellite TV to get the news, they can use a radio. These people work hard to make a living and they don’t have a lot of opportunities or help in life. It is not like that in the USA, our lives are much easier.

There are many lessons I got from this trip that will help me in my years to come. One is to respect each other; you should be open to new ways of doing things and not get mad at people for doing things differently. Another is to improvise; you do not always need everything to be perfect, it just needs to work for you. There are many things you can do to help people here in South America. One big way to help is with their education; they don’t always get the money or resources they need. Another is to just be respectful. One other is you could donate money or time to families in need.
The earth is vast with many places to see. You can learn while having the time of your life. It is great to travel and I intend to always keep the gifts I receive from travel.