For our family traveling has become much more than just another fun trip. We choose to spend a pretty penny on traveling, but we look at it as an investment and we’re hoping the return will be worth it. Here are some of the reasons our family chooses to keep traveling.
Time Spent Matters. 95% of our trips involve time with family. I don’t know if my kids will remember dining with Minnie Mouse at Disney, but I know they will remember when Grams dressed up as Mickey, and let them ride on her electric scooter through Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.
People Matter. I want my kids to be inspired, to be challenged, and to be motivated by people across this globe. I want them to gain appreciation for people’s differences, and I want them to gain perspective. I want them to learn why it’s important to give back. I want to cultivate a heart of thankfulness and radical generosity.
There’s another part to this too. It’s why, the next time we are in DC we will visit the Holocaust Museum; it’s why we’ve taken time to visit underground railroad stops. I want them to see how easily truth can get lost and to be able to identify the dangers of conformity. Mark Twain said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.”
Adventure Awaits. I want them to learn about the world through all five senses. To see those turquoise waters, to hear the sound of a rushing waterfall, to taste every culture, to smell the wildflowers, to feel the wind as you zip line over the rainforest. I want them to learn the best views come after the hardest climbs. To be brave. To stay wild. And to never lose their thirst for knowledge and adventure.
It wouldn’t be right to end without a note to my parents. Thanks for taking me to places I’ve never been both then and now. Thanks for teaching me that time spent with family is better than time spent anywhere else. Thanks for challenging me to seize the day and for watering my spirit of wanderlust.
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