Monday, February 23, 2015

Oh the places i'll go

So believe it or not, but this Colorado girl wants to go places outside of Colorado.
Even though Colorado is the best state pretty much ever!

But guys I want to travel someday.
Far and wide.
Have some crazy stories.

Really my trip down the Rhine was what started it all.
Getting to experience other cultures and to go back to my homeland was what made me want to go back.
Part of the trip went through area that used to be the Prussian state of Germany.
Which is where my dads side is supposedly from.
But being in the area where you family originated, and where they lived for generations, really drove home how little I know about my roots.

Which sparked my need to go and visit my other homeland in Sweden.

Maybe because I've felt like I've been so Americanized is why I must go back. To keep the roots alive. To meet the long lost cousins that still live there and how we've lost touch. The family that still lives in the mother land that I've never met.

But that's not the only place.

Sure I want to go all over Europe but also all over the world.
India I think would be fascinating in particular the Ganges river.
Israel because its the birth place of three major religions.
South Africa.
New Zealand.
Svalbard.
Thailand.
South Korea.
Australia.
Panama.
Brazil.
Japan.
Egypt.
Myanmar with the Shanta Foundation to see what they do.
Chile.
The Galapagos islands.
Peru
Belize
United Arab Emirates.

Being a journalist I like the idea of the story teller and how we all have stories to tell. No one story is exactly the same.
We all have hopes and dreams for the future.
We all have opinions on life and the pursuit of happiness.
And I like to think that we all contribute to society in a positive way. No culture is greater than another in my opinion.
Each is different and special and has something to contribute.
And that has become my mentality in a way.
No one person is better than another person.
We are all the same.
We are all living here on this earth at the same time.
We all have hopes, dreams and fears.
We are all human and I want to travel and meet many of these humans and document their stories.
I want to open my world to more than just the beauty of Colorado.
But the beauty of the world.

1 comment:

  1. You have an amazing heart. You will travel, and you will have excellent stories to share. :)

    ReplyDelete