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Picture this. It’s a sunny, cold, winter morning, February 2012. The snow is glistening, the air is still, the world is quiet. That was the day. The day I went to the ‘happiest place on earth’. It was this fine winter morning that I was travelling to the airport , next destination: Disney World, Orlando. Tim Hortons, country music, and the cold crisp air kept me company on this ride. Next thing I know, I am half asleep on an airplane, about to land in Florida! How exciting - right? The happiest place on earth? Finally we get there. Folded towels, tropical drinks, cool hairstyles, animals that talk - it seemed so surreal. This was a 12 year olds dream, it seemed like anyone’s dream. As this vacation went on, it was all so memorable. Travelling brings everyone together, in my opinion. With this being said, I do not think Disney World is the happiest place on earth. I do not think there is a ‘happiest’ place on earth: Quite frankly, I think surroundings are very important. With this being said, labels on surroundings are not so important. Although I have been on vacation once in my life, I do remember it being one of the happiest times. This poses a question in my mind - Do you need to go on vacation to feel the utmost relaxed and happiest? If you were to ask the 12 year old me, then yes. I would happily take talking animals and pizza as my reality for a week. As the 19 year old I am now, I think that vacation is a reward, not a necessity. You may want and desire vacation, it may spark your happiness, but you do not need it. Gratitude and gratefulness throughout my own personal growth has allowed me to gain this education.