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To me, traveling means, creating opportunity. Opportunity to being in the unknown, thus to learn, and ultimately, to grow. This is why I love it. I love exploring the "new," and uncovering secrets of the world, along with myself. Every time I venture to a new place, or even a new activity, I discover more about myself and others. Which I love. When I was in high school, I new one thing was certain, I was going to study abroad when I went to college. I wanted to go far away, with a country that had a lot to explore, but also, still had locals that would understand me. Thus, Australia was the perfect fit. Fast forward to college, I started researching study abroad programs that would get me to Australia. I found one program that really peaked my interest. It was to Bond University in Gold Coast, Australia. I applied immediately. I did not let the fear of potentially being or flying by myself stop me. I had this weird feeling, of knowing that I would meet friends anyways. Come to find out, there were three other students at my school, who applied to the same program. Our advisors introduced us all, and we ended up flying to Australia together. After we met each other, my advisor told me how rare it was to find other students going on this same exchange trip, because Bond University is such a same college, thus I really lucked out on finding people that were also going on the exchange. Thus, even if something is truly unknown, if you have a good feeling about it, trust that feeling, because chances are, "that feeling," is right, and things will work. Australia truly is a lovely country with just as lovely people. Everyone I met there, made leaving a truly gutting experience. I still can't decide which experience made leaving more difficult. Maybe it was, meeting my best Aussie mate, through a workout class (It's funny that the experience you think the least of, is what ends up having the best things come out of it). Or maybe, my tandem skydiving leader, who skydived with me in Bryon Bay. Or that one really cute guy I met, two days before I left. Or the crazy voodoo woman who wanted to throw us out of your hotel room in Bali. Or maybe even my yoga masters, who showed me there is such thing as a moon rise, as well as, a sun rise. Or the time my friends and I traveled throughout New Zealand in vans that said, "Man, I'm tripping balls." Or the guy I flashed. Or the bachelor we met, wearing just a thong. Or the green burger we ate in Melbourne. Or the club, that had S&M pictures on the wall. Or the time our friend Dante, actually got drunk and we partied with 50 year old men. Or the time, a professional golfer tried to take us back to his pent house. Or the adventure tourism class I took, that I convinced my advisor was vital to my major. Or the koala that will forever be inked on my skin. Or the time our best friend almost turned lesbian for the night. Or the one roommate who actually had my back. Or the incredibly attractive fitness instructor that my friend and I would get up at 6am to workout with. Or that guy at the bar that said, "I want to choke you tonight." Or, Epi, the elephant that I got to meet in Bali, along with, Gus, our tour guide. All of these, and more, makeup the crazy adventure I had when I took a leap of faith and applied to an unknown place with unknown people and experiences waiting for me to arrive. Without taking a leap of faith, I would never have found my passion, traveling. Thus, anytime something in life "seems" crazy, but feels right, do it, because that is your psychic self, trying to tell you, this will work out, and you will not regret it. So whatever it is, that feels like the next move, do it, because chances are, it is.