Discovering New Experiences Beyond Travel

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After the coronavirus pandemic, numerous individuals, myself included, are considering traveling abroad for the vacations. But an idea comes to mind.

“What is travel?”, “What is the result we expected from travel?”

Yes, travel offers numerous wonderful benefits and it will be on the list of the travel’s benefits: “diversity of experience”

Diversity of Experience

The exotic environment allows us to perceive ordinary things from a different perspective. If we visit Venice, you might be surprised to discover that the primary transportation is by boat.

And these diverse experience make us grow.

Personal Growth

When we find ourselves in unfamiliar environments, particularly while traveling, it’s easy to get frustrated. However in such case, our brain is activated to solve this problem.

Like missing wallets, finding our way when we’re lost, completing various tasks, every action becomes a mission during our travels.

But is traveling the only one way to achieve these diverse experience and fulfill our expectation?

Learning new things

Many people perceive that learning and traveling are different things and they cannot be compared to each other.

However, if we shift our perspective slightly, we can recognize that the experience of learning new things also brings us a unique kind of joy, happiness and diverse experience.

Let’s take a look. I am really really interested in Israeli culture, and most of people think that I should plan trip to go to Israel. I would have very delicious food, visit the memorable landmarks, and take a swim in the Dead sea.

But Let’s think it differently. If I were to plan on learning Israeli language instead, it would bring me a different joy of learning new language. While it might take some time and effort, during the learning progress, I should try reading Israeli news or Youtube channel. And it must be brining very different experience for us.

Once you have mastered the Israeli language, you will undoubtedly experience the sense of self-fulfillment and accomplishment when you can understand Israeli news or engaging in conversation with native speakers.

Spending costs and time

The cost of travel is something that cannot be ignored. If you plan to Israel, it will exceed $3,000 for just 1 week(based on my estimate). In comparison, learning new language might seem much more cost-effective.

Some might argue that learning new language requires a significant time investment. However, making a detail itinerary is not easy either, and it also demands a lot of time. If you have planned to go to Israel for summer vacation, you may find yourself searching for flights and hotels on New Year’s day!

Learning new things you’ve never tried

There are numerous options available for what you can choose to learn. Whether it could be mathmetics, creating an iPhone app or even writing a novel, the possibilities are endless!

We often tend to opt for the easy way out when seeking rest or new experience, that typically is travel. However, this time could be perfect for you to consider a different option: learning new things!

I highly recommend you that it must be worth of learning new things and it can bring you an abundance of joy even with a minimal financial investment!