I have never thought I could call myself a traveller.

Hello, 

start is always the worst part because, to be honest you never know the actual result.
I believe, everything will always bring you valuable life experience.

I have never thought I will travel that much in my life.
I have never thought I could call myself a traveller.

WHY?

1. I have always thought it is reserved just for professionals.

What do I mean? You are supposed to be already rich in travel experiences. The more professional, of course, then the best. You are in a good place when you work for travel industry. When you write as a professional travel journalist or when you take professional pictures (or at least you are having a professional camera ;)...). Now, I know it is not JUST about the equipment and the vocational experience but the idea of  having the heart for the world, for travelling.

2. You must have huge money background. 

Travelling is always expensive so if you really want to travel, there is no choice, better learn yourself how to make cash, a lot of cash. Without money you cannot see any actual interesting places. I would say there is always at least a kernel of truth to the statement, but nothing more. I have learnt one very noteworthy rule: the less money you have the better adventures you are going to face.. The less cash is in your pocket the more creative you are getting, what at the end brings you the best memories.

3. People are the ones to decide when you can title yourself when not (YET).

  Haha, to be honest, and I am, this has been the one of the most difficult ones for me to jump over.

     I am not the person who really does care about opinion of people who does not influence my life more then 'hi' on the street, BUT who likes to be judged? Especially, when you really crave for something but what holds you is the opinion of others. Well, what I realised is that there is always be someone who will not like/enjoy/support your achievements, but the key is to know these are   yours achievements, and you are the one they are supposed to bring pleasure. If you do something for people just do not do this, because at the end it will fail. It is all what you really believe in.

4. You have to have a SUCCESSFUL blog :D 

That is a funny one because at the end I could not run away from it, at least when it comes to  having a blog. So if you want to have a blog it must be crazy/super/succesfully popular, if not it is not worth it. Somehow, I realised finally not everything that you do in life has to go that way and even if it never will do, it is all about you and your comfort zone. How a pleasure it is to have a place where you can put your thoughts, dreams and plans. A place which makes you remember why you do what you do in life and that you are the owner of it, more or less everything depends on you.

5. I have to have a travell buddy (a friend, boyfriend, fiance).

 If I want to travel I need support, I am not good enough to do this on my own. I definitely need someone who will make plans, book tickets, tell me what is worthy to see, what is not.. Someone who will keep my hand through the bad and the good. Someone who I can just turn my eyes to and see one smiling with the knowledge that we are both looking at the same beautiful piece of nature/architecture/picture right now. Soap bubble. BOOM! I realised at first your dreams are not the dreams of other people, at least not when it comes to whole trip organisation. What is following, that when you cannot find any travel buddies do not drop your dreams, because you are perfectly fine on your own. You can make plans, book tickets and find the best hostel offer in a season. You can be your own support, and when you want to see a smile, keep little mirror in your pocket ;).

6. I have never thought I will travel that much.

  In my mind there was never a plan to travel. I have never sit down and tell myself: "Hey young lady, from now on you are going to travel, A LOT, let plan it". I have been just living my life, enjoying travelling back-to-back without further plans. It started very innocent: as a kid could participate many camps first in Poland then abroad. As I was growin up, I was just waiting for a next summer to find a job in a different place in the world. Still without any awarness of my 'action code'. As I finished my first step university education. I was finally free for a longer time then just summer, so I could not do anything different than finding a job somewhere in the world. Before I realised, everything that I have been doing in my life since couple of years was connected to travelling and living new places. When I looked back I understand that is the way of life I want to live. Not just my future life but the life that I am having right now, and the life that I already left behind.

At the end, I am happy to be able to call myself traveller not to boast myself but just for the pleasure of being able to go to bed with the knowledge that I have been doing everything in my life what I was dreaming of. Everything to keep myself moving on, being thankful and staying huble, always, the world is ours.


M.

Bergen 2012.