Laura E. Waltar
Mrs. Hesse
Cornerstone English 3
29 Nov. 2015
Just Go
Don’t we all want to just go and explore? Commonly heard echoing through the halls of high school is the desire, the cry, to get out. Young people often just want to leave: to experience something new and unexpected, to find adventures and make memories, and to explore more of the world. Lots of stumbling blocks and doubts prevent them from acting on that human desire to explore. Many think they could never afford it or think that it would interrupt their college and career plans. Some would rather just fantasize about doing it later in life. These ideas frequently stop young people from seeing more of the world, and they end up missing out in huge ways. Although young people often think that travel is too expensive, a career hindrance, and something to push off until late, it can be done in all kinds of relatively inexpensive ways that provide rich experiences to enhance career potential.
Traveling can be expensive. A survey conducted by the Youth Student and …show more content…
People who travel at an early age do succeed in their schooling and jobs. Rather than taking away from time when they could be studying, traveling provides a different sort of education for students and young adults, proving to give them a boost when they look for jobs. Author of, “How Millennials are Changing Travel,” Amanda Machado, states that, “My travels helped me obtain a summer job with Global Glimpse, an organization that takes disadvantaged students on educational trips through Nicaragua” (Machado). For Amanda, traveling secured her a paying job for the next stage of her life. Through the experiences she gained while traveling, she learned and grew as a person enough to be ready for a career in
Mrs. Hesse
Cornerstone English 3
29 Nov. 2015
Just Go
Don’t we all want to just go and explore? Commonly heard echoing through the halls of high school is the desire, the cry, to get out. Young people often just want to leave: to experience something new and unexpected, to find adventures and make memories, and to explore more of the world. Lots of stumbling blocks and doubts prevent them from acting on that human desire to explore. Many think they could never afford it or think that it would interrupt their college and career plans. Some would rather just fantasize about doing it later in life. These ideas frequently stop young people from seeing more of the world, and they end up missing out in huge ways. Although young people often think that travel is too expensive, a career hindrance, and something to push off until late, it can be done in all kinds of relatively inexpensive ways that provide rich experiences to enhance career potential.
Traveling can be expensive. A survey conducted by the Youth Student and …show more content…
People who travel at an early age do succeed in their schooling and jobs. Rather than taking away from time when they could be studying, traveling provides a different sort of education for students and young adults, proving to give them a boost when they look for jobs. Author of, “How Millennials are Changing Travel,” Amanda Machado, states that, “My travels helped me obtain a summer job with Global Glimpse, an organization that takes disadvantaged students on educational trips through Nicaragua” (Machado). For Amanda, traveling secured her a paying job for the next stage of her life. Through the experiences she gained while traveling, she learned and grew as a person enough to be ready for a career in