A love letter to the world

Dear World,

When I feel distanced from you, I’m restless. I long to get closer, to open myself up, to seek out your terrain, people, and culture. This is why I’m a traveler. I feel most alive when you’re showing me somewhere new, or reuniting me with a beloved place. Sometimes it’s a city. Sometimes it’s a neighborhood. Sometimes it’s a single street, a restaurant, a corner market, a plaza where the musicians gather at sunset. All of these are experiences I have by going out, saying yes, booking the ticket, taking the flight, arriving. And yet in some ways these are all travels that take me inwards as well. They bring me home to myself. #SayYesToTheWorld