From Nomadic Matt – "Don’t Have (Travel) Regrets
I saw and shared this on my google reader, but for those who don’t use google reader, I wanted to get this link out there and share it. Matt talks about his regret of not studying abroad in college. One of the reasons he cites is fear of “missing” things going on at home. Years later he still regrets not spending a semester abroad in another country, even though he has been traveling almost non-stop since 2006! He comes to the conclusion that when you return home from your time abroad that things pick up right where you left off.
One of the other things Matt indirectly brings up is the idea of having regrets. I think the quote by Mark Twain sums it up best for me:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Don’t wait until later to do something you want to do. Make your best efforts to pursue those goals now.
I know several people going back to school right now. I hope that they consider spending a semester abroad as part of their graduate studies.
Don’t Have (Travel) Regrets | Nomadic Matt’s Travel Site.
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