in just four days, i'll be standing outside the cathedral of santa maria del fiore of florence in italy--and i honestly couldn't be more excited.
(well actually i could be, i've tried to suppress my excitement for the past few months. by doing this, time wouldn't feel like it's going by so slow since i know in only a few months, i'll be traveling to another country--which is something i've wanted to do for a very long time.)
but anyway!!! this trip to italy will be my first time traveling abroad in general, and i'm feeling a mixed bag of emotions. amongst the excitement, there is nervousness, fear (perhaps this is what i would call it), and a sense of un-predictableness.
the nervousness comes from my mind. in other words, i've been making italy out to be this beautiful, amazing country and i'm worried that it won't be anything like i've imagined, pictured, or what i'm expecting. if you ask me, that's stupid. i have these lofty expectations for a place i've never been to. which i guess is normal, but i hate having that feeling. i know italy is going to a beautiful, amazing country either way, i honestly just need to get over myself.
the fear part has sprouted from all the horror stories i've heard of people traveling abroad and getting killed or kidnapped. as much wanderlust i have in my heart/brain, i'm still full of fear. this is my first time out of the country. i'll be far away from home, and in a country i don't speak the language. but i'm sure everyone feels like this the first time they go traveling abroad, or to a country they've never been too. i'm just nervous (again!) that this fear will paralyze me from doing what i went to italy to do--explore, live, and have fun.
the sense of un-predictableness is there anywhere in my life, to be honest lol. i mean, we have no idea what's going to happen day to day. despite a well-planned trip, something small could go wrong that destroys the entire trip. this feeling of un-predictableness ties into the nervousness and fear.
but the last feeling in this big ol' mixed bag of emotions, as i mentioned above, is excitement. i truly can't tell you how excited i am to be traveling abroad and going to italy. i can't tell you how excited i am to be taking a gondola ride across the grand canal. i can't tell you how excited i am to be seeing a beautiful country like italy with my mom. spite all the nervousness, fear, and un-predictableness, i know this trip will be an amazing experience i'll always remember.
now, enough of my rambling!!! below i've compiled a little list of some travel quotes to inspire you to travel, plan your next trip, remember your travels, whatever! (sorry if some of them or super cheesy lol!!!)
(well actually i could be, i've tried to suppress my excitement for the past few months. by doing this, time wouldn't feel like it's going by so slow since i know in only a few months, i'll be traveling to another country--which is something i've wanted to do for a very long time.)
but anyway!!! this trip to italy will be my first time traveling abroad in general, and i'm feeling a mixed bag of emotions. amongst the excitement, there is nervousness, fear (perhaps this is what i would call it), and a sense of un-predictableness.
the nervousness comes from my mind. in other words, i've been making italy out to be this beautiful, amazing country and i'm worried that it won't be anything like i've imagined, pictured, or what i'm expecting. if you ask me, that's stupid. i have these lofty expectations for a place i've never been to. which i guess is normal, but i hate having that feeling. i know italy is going to a beautiful, amazing country either way, i honestly just need to get over myself.
the fear part has sprouted from all the horror stories i've heard of people traveling abroad and getting killed or kidnapped. as much wanderlust i have in my heart/brain, i'm still full of fear. this is my first time out of the country. i'll be far away from home, and in a country i don't speak the language. but i'm sure everyone feels like this the first time they go traveling abroad, or to a country they've never been too. i'm just nervous (again!) that this fear will paralyze me from doing what i went to italy to do--explore, live, and have fun.
the sense of un-predictableness is there anywhere in my life, to be honest lol. i mean, we have no idea what's going to happen day to day. despite a well-planned trip, something small could go wrong that destroys the entire trip. this feeling of un-predictableness ties into the nervousness and fear.
but the last feeling in this big ol' mixed bag of emotions, as i mentioned above, is excitement. i truly can't tell you how excited i am to be traveling abroad and going to italy. i can't tell you how excited i am to be taking a gondola ride across the grand canal. i can't tell you how excited i am to be seeing a beautiful country like italy with my mom. spite all the nervousness, fear, and un-predictableness, i know this trip will be an amazing experience i'll always remember.
now, enough of my rambling!!! below i've compiled a little list of some travel quotes to inspire you to travel, plan your next trip, remember your travels, whatever! (sorry if some of them or super cheesy lol!!!)
let's get started:
1. “to pursue the thing she needed to do, virginia woolf wrote, “a woman must have money and a room of her own. ....” i needed
money and a backpack.”
― elisabeth eaves, wanderlust: a love affair with five continents
2. “we travel, some of us forever, to seek other
states, other lives, other souls.”
― anaïs nin, the diary of anaïs nin, vol. 7:
1966-1974
3. “i haven’t been everywhere but it’s on my list.” – susan sontag
4. “twenty
years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that 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.” – mark twain
5. “to
awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in
the world.” – freya stark
6. “to
travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.” – aldous huxley
7. “the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – saint augustine (sorry guys, i know this one is super cheesy!!!)
8. “the
traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of
experience. the tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to
him. he goes 'sight-seeing.” daniel j. boorstin
9. “i am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”
-mary anne radmacher
10. “when
preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. then take
half the clothes and twice the money.” -susan heller
11. “the
traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.” -G.K. chesterton
12. “if
you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it’s lethal.” -paulo coelho
13. “our
happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing
while in pursuit of something else.” -lawrence block
14. “why
do you go away? so that you can come back. so that you can see the place you
came from with new eyes and extra colors. and the people there see you
differently, too. coming back to where you started is not the same as never
leaving.” -terry pratchett
15. “i was not born for one corner. the whole world is my native land.” -seneca
have a great rest of your sunday, and a great week!!! (-:
xoxo,
l.k
p.s. i won't have a laptop in italy, but i'll post tomorrow and tuesday before i leave.
have a great rest of your sunday, and a great week!!! (-:
xoxo,
l.k
p.s. i won't have a laptop in italy, but i'll post tomorrow and tuesday before i leave.
I am looking forward to exploring Italy with my beautiful daughter! I know it willl be a memory to cherish!! Ciao!
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