Ever since I decided to go to Germany and Mongolia, I've been nervous about telling people. I'm really excited about the trips myself, but I'm admittedly worried about peoples' reactions. Do I sound like some ungrateful jet-setter? Do I come across as spoiled? Do they think I'm just grasping for attention?
So I formulated a policy: don't tell anyone unless it comes up in conversation. I've gotten mixed reactions. Most people seem interested in the first trip, but don't really care to hear much about the second trip.
Unless they're my age. I had dinner with a friend last night, and even though I was hesitant to bring up the journeys, she seemed really interested. I think had something to do with the fact that she just got back from abroad and was planning two more foreign trips.
Foreign lands and cultures just interest this generation more than past ones, I think. Whether people are working abroad or traveling, they try to really immerse themselves. Why is this so? I don't know, but it probably has something to do with globalization and increasing our exposure to international experiences at a younger age. After all, our parents didn't have a Dora do teach them Spainish.
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