Travel Saved My Life

This photo was taken in Monteverde, Costa Rica, on the porch of the Pension Santa Elena hostel. The words carved in the concrete really spoke to me. During my life, I have travelled to many different countries, where I have experienced different cultures, listened to foreign languages, tasted exotic foods, and met strange and interesting people. Due to my travels, I see the world as a vast and mysterious place, where right and wrong are relative terms, and lives can follow many different paths. I think I could spend my whole life trying to see it all, but by the time I came full circle, the place I started would have become something new, and I would have to experience it all again.

Travel, then, is a journey without end.