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Ways to Make Traveling
an Expansive Personal Development Experience
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BY ALYSE GAULIN
n our culture, travel is
often viewed purely
as leisure. When we
think of traveling and vacation, we imagine sitting on a beach or by a pool, without a care in the world and a fancy drink in hand.
But this is not the only way to travel.
Travel can be relaxing, but it can also be invigorating and challenging, and can push you to be a better person in almost every way.
Personally, traveling has been the background for some of my deepest experiences, the times I’ve felt most alive in my life. And because of those same experiences, it has provided the stimulus for some of my steepest growth.
Traveling, if you’re willing to push yourself outside of your comfort zone and the safe confines of a luxury tourist resort, can provide you with some of the best learning experiences of your life too.
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