5 Things I Learned From My Backpacking Trip
After backpacking through Europe for 3 weeks, I can say that it was the most revitalizing vacation I have ever taken. I came back with a passion to travel more, to see every corner of the world, to go to fascinating little known countries and to experience as many cultures as I can. After living out of a suitcase for 9 weeks (I was doing an internship in New York for 6 weeks prior to Europe), I realized that life was much simpler when I didn't have a whole wardrobe of clothes to choose from and that material things weren't really necessary to have a good time. Germany - Netherlands - Belgium - France - Spain : 5 countries in 21 days seemed crazy and unrealistic at first, but boy were we wrong. From sleeping on different beds almost every alternate day to always running late to get on buses and trains, every day was an exciting adventure. I've had several eye-opening moments and although there's more I'd like to say than I can even put into words, I've compi...