Explore. Dream Discover.

 I can't really imagine anything better than exploring a place you've never been before, whether it's a new restaurant a block from my apartment or a whole new region of the world. Almost all of my best childhood memories include family vacations. I have loved traveling my whole life and have made my way, with a lot of help from my parents, to 34 U.S. States. Every one has something to offer, no matter how boring it sounds. I have seen the Atlantic and Pacific, the Rockies and the Appalachians. I have explored our nation's capital.

One of my favorite quotes ever is from Mark Twain, “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.”

I am trying very hard to follow his advice. So, I really want to travel abroad. Really bad.  I can't become the author or even the teacher I wish to be without discovering as much about the world as possible. And one of my biggest fears about my future career is that I'll never be able to continue my travel on a teacher's salary, although I know it is going to be the most rewarding job I could take on.

I am currently trying to gather enough scholarship money to intern abroad. I really like this program in New Zealand where I could work in a high school. Why New Zealand?  Because I know absolutely nothing about it. Not one thing. And what's more exciting than that? I get an adrenaline rush just thinking about it. Plus, it has one of the best public school systems in the world and would be a wonderful learning experience. But with just airfare costing over $2,000, it's probably just a dream. Sorry if my post this week is boring but I feel if I publish my goals and reasoning, I might have more drive to push toward this dream. Wish me luck and have a wonderful week!