The Benefits of Travelling
Travel is good for a lot of things. Whether it is to escape from our limited [AO1] normal life or just to visit family, whatever reasons we have, we all end up learning about the places we visit and ourselves in the process. Travelling is important because it helps us reappraise our priorities in life, build tolerance, and develop our communication and people skills. In this essay, I will be exploring my experience of travelling by talking about the lessons I’ve learned from visiting my home country, my experience of integrating a new life abroad, and meeting new people with different backgrounds.
One of the primary reasons for travel is to discover more of the world we live in and learn from it. According to Berkestam …show more content…
As stated in an article, “travelling to new destinations can be a challenge…however, it opens minds to learning while experiencing cultures that endure” (Landess). We get to experience new customs and new cultures, which make us all better people if we know how to appreciate the good things in others, absorb them and develop tolerance. When I found out that my family and I were permanently moving to Canada, I started to figure out how I would adjust to a new environment. Living in an unfamiliar environment can be hard, confusing and uncomfortable. I have experienced culture shock and it has made me miss the comfort of my previous life. In order to overcome this struggle, I had to force myself to step outside of my comfort zone and let myself experience the new culture by understanding it and tolerating it, even if I do not agree with its beliefs. In the Philippines, there are words we used to add on the sentence when we talk to people who are older than us, in order to show respect. We also call them aunt or uncle, miss or mister even if they are complete strangers. In Canada, they call people by their names regardless of how old they are. At first, I found it really disrespectful, but this is the whole idea of learning the customs or cultures of that particular country. It’s always important to allow ourselves to learn the …show more content…
“Interacting with people form different corners of the world will undoubtedly make [us] … more compassionate [and] more willing to understand others” (Lee). People skills are considered one of the most crucial and valued skills in any aspect of life because it includes, but not limited to, relating to others and working with people of different backgrounds. The most enjoyable experiences, in terms of living or travelling to a different country, will come from the people we meet and the memories we share with them. I went to a multicultural high school where the majority of students speak English as a second language. I got to meet new people who were from different countries and I was able to learn their culture, traditions and other ways of life without actually travel to their countries. We celebrated multicultural day every year in the month of April. Students got the opportunity to present their culture by selling their traditional food and performing their traditional dance. I appreciate how they have that event at my old? school because it is a great way for other students to be acknowledged with different cultures and accept others differences. These experiences have helped me to develop my people skills in terms of shaping me into more open-minded individual, giving me an opportunity to think differently and to relate to others on a personal
Travel is good for a lot of things. Whether it is to escape from our limited [AO1] normal life or just to visit family, whatever reasons we have, we all end up learning about the places we visit and ourselves in the process. Travelling is important because it helps us reappraise our priorities in life, build tolerance, and develop our communication and people skills. In this essay, I will be exploring my experience of travelling by talking about the lessons I’ve learned from visiting my home country, my experience of integrating a new life abroad, and meeting new people with different backgrounds.
One of the primary reasons for travel is to discover more of the world we live in and learn from it. According to Berkestam …show more content…
As stated in an article, “travelling to new destinations can be a challenge…however, it opens minds to learning while experiencing cultures that endure” (Landess). We get to experience new customs and new cultures, which make us all better people if we know how to appreciate the good things in others, absorb them and develop tolerance. When I found out that my family and I were permanently moving to Canada, I started to figure out how I would adjust to a new environment. Living in an unfamiliar environment can be hard, confusing and uncomfortable. I have experienced culture shock and it has made me miss the comfort of my previous life. In order to overcome this struggle, I had to force myself to step outside of my comfort zone and let myself experience the new culture by understanding it and tolerating it, even if I do not agree with its beliefs. In the Philippines, there are words we used to add on the sentence when we talk to people who are older than us, in order to show respect. We also call them aunt or uncle, miss or mister even if they are complete strangers. In Canada, they call people by their names regardless of how old they are. At first, I found it really disrespectful, but this is the whole idea of learning the customs or cultures of that particular country. It’s always important to allow ourselves to learn the …show more content…
“Interacting with people form different corners of the world will undoubtedly make [us] … more compassionate [and] more willing to understand others” (Lee). People skills are considered one of the most crucial and valued skills in any aspect of life because it includes, but not limited to, relating to others and working with people of different backgrounds. The most enjoyable experiences, in terms of living or travelling to a different country, will come from the people we meet and the memories we share with them. I went to a multicultural high school where the majority of students speak English as a second language. I got to meet new people who were from different countries and I was able to learn their culture, traditions and other ways of life without actually travel to their countries. We celebrated multicultural day every year in the month of April. Students got the opportunity to present their culture by selling their traditional food and performing their traditional dance. I appreciate how they have that event at my old? school because it is a great way for other students to be acknowledged with different cultures and accept others differences. These experiences have helped me to develop my people skills in terms of shaping me into more open-minded individual, giving me an opportunity to think differently and to relate to others on a personal