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I've always wanted to travel. I know many people say the same thing, but to me it's an experience I long for. I've lived in South Africa my whole life, and I love it here. It's my home. But I feel like something is missing, like I haven't truly lived until I break out of my comfort zone and experience new cultures and meet new people. Another one of the reasons I long to travel is because of the opportunities I could find by broadening my horizons. I want to dive into the deep end, discover new passions and gain valuable tools to further my studies. I've always known I didn't want to spend my whole life on one continent. I have a great desire to explore and immerse myself in another land I have never been able to visit. I can only imagine how incredible it must be to spend time in another country or city far away, and notice the similarities and differences in comparison with home. The differences are especially intriguing of course, because seeing them with your own eyes is the only possible way to fully comprehend the magnitude of this world and the diversity it holds. I hope to make a difference in a far off place, to even in a very small measure impact other people's lives. I've never been the most outgoing person, but I feel that travel would be something which could grow my confidence and encourage me to try new things. I know it's a big thing to say I would never be the same again, but I do truly believe that the experience would in some measure change my life. Accomplishing this dream, long awaited to be fulfilled would help me to believe in myself and also prepare me for what life could bring. To be more independent and sure of myself, and to be equipped by new tools which could make a huge impact on my future career. I wish to be successful in life. To apply great determination and dedication to everything I set my hand to doing. I never wish to do anything halfheartedly. In being able to travel, I would apply myself to getting the most out of the experience, and to arrive home a stronger and more confident person because of it. I believe you can get much more out of life if you apply yourself to achieving your goals. They do not need to be a far off fancy, or something that you know will never come true. Anything can be possible, but only if you put in the necessary hours of hard work, and if you are passionate about something, those hours are so much more worth while. This is what I believe and try to apply to my everyday life. I feel like I have read only the first chapter of my life so far, and the rest is awaiting my arrival on some distant shore. I hope to find it someday, and have the opportunity to reach out and take hold of it. I hope to live out my dream, to actually touch and feel it, and to be transformed by it. So this is why I wish to travel. Not just for the fun of it, but for the way in which I am certain it would change my life for the better. To grow me, not into a different person, but to improve myself as I am right now, and give me the capability to stretch myself to my full potential. I have not travelled yet. But I look to the future with excitement and anticipation, because I believe with all my heart that it will happen one day. Until it does, I wait with patience and trust in what could happen in future for me. I want my life to be one that is full and worth while. I want to never be afraid but to look ahead with certainty and joy in what could happen next. I dream about one day being given the chance to spread my wings and travel not only to a new land, but to the best and most capable version of myself.