My Essential Items
To help give you an example, I will also do this week's blog assignment. The assignment is to list and explain a few essential items you would take with you on a long trip. My items are 1) a camera 2) a notebook/journal 3) my lucky necklace and 4) a special proverb (I will explain later...)
Of course most people would choose a camera, so this is an obvious choice. But it's still an essential item. I have been to about 20 countries and I want to travel to as many places as possible, so having a good photo collection is important in my life. I want to have these photos to show my children and their children, etc. It's like my personal history. I think showing personal pictures of travel are a good way to teach my (future) children about the world and all the interesting places out there, so that's why I'll always carry a camera and try to capture special moments.
Another thing I always travel with is a notebook or journal. I don't write in it as much as I should, but I still travel with one every time I go somewhere. It gives me a good memory of my travels, but it can also help me with important lessons. For example, if I make a stupid mistake when I travel, I always write it down so that in the future I don't repeat the same mistake.
A somewhat unique item is my "lucky necklace." When I lived in New Zealand, my friends gave me a greenstone necklace. These types of necklaces are part of the Maori--indigenous people of New Zealand--culture. It's like a good luck charm. The shape of my necklace is a fish hook, which gives me good luck when I go on journeys abroad, etc. I am not a very superstitious person, but I never travel without my precious lucky necklace.
Finally, another strange item I mentioned is a proverb. There is a proverb "Wherever you go, you are there." It's very simple and some people think it's stupid, but I really like it. It's just a reminder to focus on the place you are in and what you are doing. For example, when I was doing my internship in Morocco, I was having a very hard time because I had broken up with my girlfriend recently. So, it was difficult to focus on Morocco and my students. But I could only stay for a short time in Morocco, so it was important to forget about my girlfriend and think about that great place and my great students. So, I would think to myself "wherever you go, you are there." I even wrote it on the wood above my bunkbed, so maybe the words are still there!
Well, this is my list of essential items. I am looking forward to your lists! Please think about each item carefully and why it is essential for you...Good luck!
Of course most people would choose a camera, so this is an obvious choice. But it's still an essential item. I have been to about 20 countries and I want to travel to as many places as possible, so having a good photo collection is important in my life. I want to have these photos to show my children and their children, etc. It's like my personal history. I think showing personal pictures of travel are a good way to teach my (future) children about the world and all the interesting places out there, so that's why I'll always carry a camera and try to capture special moments.
Another thing I always travel with is a notebook or journal. I don't write in it as much as I should, but I still travel with one every time I go somewhere. It gives me a good memory of my travels, but it can also help me with important lessons. For example, if I make a stupid mistake when I travel, I always write it down so that in the future I don't repeat the same mistake.
A somewhat unique item is my "lucky necklace." When I lived in New Zealand, my friends gave me a greenstone necklace. These types of necklaces are part of the Maori--indigenous people of New Zealand--culture. It's like a good luck charm. The shape of my necklace is a fish hook, which gives me good luck when I go on journeys abroad, etc. I am not a very superstitious person, but I never travel without my precious lucky necklace.
Finally, another strange item I mentioned is a proverb. There is a proverb "Wherever you go, you are there." It's very simple and some people think it's stupid, but I really like it. It's just a reminder to focus on the place you are in and what you are doing. For example, when I was doing my internship in Morocco, I was having a very hard time because I had broken up with my girlfriend recently. So, it was difficult to focus on Morocco and my students. But I could only stay for a short time in Morocco, so it was important to forget about my girlfriend and think about that great place and my great students. So, I would think to myself "wherever you go, you are there." I even wrote it on the wood above my bunkbed, so maybe the words are still there!
Well, this is my list of essential items. I am looking forward to your lists! Please think about each item carefully and why it is essential for you...Good luck!
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