Travel

"We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again -- to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more"

I absolutely love traveling. I don't think you can truly understand where you come from unless you have visited other places. Right now I'm in a place where I make money in order to spend it immediately on travel- much to the dismay of my parents :/ But, as a recent college grad, I feel as though its now or never.

There are a few places I have been that top my list (besides home, of course). They are:
New Zealand (anywhere, its beautiful)
Phuket, Thailand
Paris, France
Melbourne, Australia
Barcelona, Spain

I hope to find some more places as great as those... but I will need to find a job first

Click on the picture of the map with the pins in it to be directed to lonely planet- a great guide for travelers who want to go off the beaten path and are also on a budget :)