If people were to ask my ultimate dream in life, I’d answer them straight out that it’s to travel through all the seven continents. Not because I want to have the bragging rights that I’ve traveled the whole world, nor is it because I just want to take pictures, and shop and shop and shop. No.

I want to travel the world because I like discovering new cultures, people, and places. I want to know their history and their way of life. Besides, I don’t want to stay in one place. I like to keep moving and moving. I already know where ‘home’ is for me and I can always go back, but the joy of finding and staying in new places, visiting landmarks and museums, is always a thrilling thought for me.

That’s why I have to admit that it’s unfair whenever I see people who could travel and travel and treat it like it’s nothing. They do it just for the sake of being there, or to shop, nothing more. If I were them, I’d do more. I’d have a deeper reason for it. I’d go to areas that aren’t mainstream. I’ll really experience life and its hidden wonders.

Now I don’t actually have the luxury to do as I please, unlike most people who can afford to. That’s why, before, I promised to myself that when I get a job, I’ll focus all of my efforts into saving up a fund for this dream… but now that I am working, I realized more and more how it could be hard. BUT I know that there’s always a way. I’m keeping this promise, I’m definitely going places and I’ll make sure of it.