What kind of purpose do you have when you travel? People usually travel for a new beginning, a break, self-development, or a tour. To me, a trip is a sheet of drawing paper, and going abroad is a white sheet of drawing paper that will be filled with other places, emotions and people.
  It is difficult to find someone who has not traveled as traveling has become an inextricable part of our lives. Many friends around me travel during every vacation. These days, it is important for us to accumulate a variety of experiences and memories within a short period, like a holiday or break. Therefore, travel, especially overseas, has become a kind of cultural trend. Today, there are active communities on SNS where travelers share travel information with each other and seek companions who can travel with them. Furthermore, there is a lot of information about various overseas attractions. In this way, an atmosphere that encourages travel and an interest in travel have motivated people to pack their bags. This has been a positive new phenomenon because it has been uncommon in our society for people to spend their time energetically and to seek new experiences. However, there are many people around us who are still reluctant to go abroad.
  An overseas trip has been strongly recognized as a grandiose thing, and there are many things to prepare. Also, many people are afraid, even before they leave, that they will be in danger while they travel. To be honest, I also had the same fear in the past. The reason why I decided on my first overseas trip was just the envy I felt when I heard my friend would be going to Europe. I consequently decided to go abroad, but I was afraid because it was my first trip alone. Moreover, I needed much money, and there were too many things to research and prepare. I went on my impromptu trip despite my fear. After returning with lots of experiences, I thought, “Overseas trip? It’s nothing.” Of course, it is true that I wondered about everything and felt suffocated while in preparation for my overseas trip. There were also many frustrating moments on the actual trip, ranging from minor problems such as communication failure and losing my way to big problems such as losing my money and missing an intercity bus. However, the crises became fun and rare experiences to me after I researched my problem, asked people about my issue calmly or accepted my mistakes as lessons that I will not repeat that again.
  After learning from my mistakes, I enjoyed the act of traveling itself. I visited places that I have seen only in books or textbooks, adapted to the new lifestyle, experienced unusual cultures, and interacted with new people. An overseas trip is not as difficult as you think. First, just go abroad because a journey can make refresh you.
  I am still addicted to traveling. The memories of the destinations and the expectations of the next trip are the privileges exclusively granted to people who have traveled before. An overseas trip is not as grandiose as you might think. Your overseas trip has already started if you are ready to face new experiences and have confidence that you can do it. Pico Iyer, who is an outstanding travel writer, said, “We travel, initially, to lose ourselves, and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again - to slow time down and get taken in, and to fall in love once more.”