Getting to know me better.
Dear readers, the other day I saw a text on the internet that really has a bit of me in it, a traveler! I never post third-party texts, but I found this one so nice that I had to share it with you, I'm sure many travelers like me will identify with it.
Unfortunately, like many things on the internet, it didn't come with an author, but it's certainly a traveler or a boyfriend of one.
Some say it's because of the sign, Gemini always wants to see new things, others say it's because of my investigative nature, whatever, I just know I love it,
Surprising myself in every corner, collecting new places, friends, aromas, colors, skies, tastes, every corner of the world has a good side and I like to take that from them.
"[small_header]Date a girl who travels.[/small_header]
Date a girl who travels. A girl who prefers to spend her money on a weekend trip, even a round trip, rather than on a shopping promotion. She wears comfortable shoes because she never knows how far she'll walk that day, after all, she doesn't recognize distances as barriers in life.
She'll be at the bus station with a backpack next weekend, or at concerts by bands you've never heard of "because I met them a year ago, traveling".
She carries souvenirs from many different places in her handbag, and always has a snack or a bottle of water in it, because she might not come home that day. She's tagged in a thousand different photos of people who live far away from her, she collects little gifts she's received from friends she's met on the road, she has plans to travel for the next five years to see everyone she's had to leave behind along the way. You meet people in the middle of the street in a place far away where you would never meet anyone, and you realize that on the other side of the world there is someone looking at you with the same silly smile you make when you see them.
She won't be the best-dressed person around, but her sunburnt skin and body with muscles naturally drawn from so many days in the mountains combined with South American earrings, a backpack from Spain and shoes from Asia will make for a combination of style so unique, so vibrant, that you'll already know something about her before you even ask her name. Don't play games with her, don't tell her she's beautiful, ask her where that T-shirt she's wearing comes from, listen to her, see how simple the answer is and don't worry: you'll be traveling with their stories before you know it.
She reads travel books, listens to Eddie Vedder on the road, knows the names of wonderful places you've never heard of before. She talks with such passion about places that it's impossible not to feel like quitting your job tomorrow, putting your backpack on your back and her by your side. She'll often surprise you by solving things in a totally new way, saying when she sees your surprised face "it's just that once when I was traveling, something like this happened and...". She'll want to take you to all the places you've been alone, and thought how nice it would be if you were with her, she'll make a list with you of "things to experience this year", she'll complete it for sure, she'll bring movie scenarios into your life, she'll make you believe that spending the night in a sleeping bag with a starry sky makes you feel much more special than any starry hotel room.
Date a girl who travels because she loves life. She doesn't have time for pettiness, she knows that life flies by and that it's better to love now, with the greatest of intensity, because you never know what course life will take tomorrow. You can leave, fall in love elsewhere, with another life that doesn't include her. She may complain, but she knows it. She'll be thrilled with your achievements that take you away from her, because she knows the pleasure that the unknown brings, and she also knows that distance never takes the people we really love away from us, on the contrary, it fixes them like a tattoo. She doesn't have many material things, she knows that unnecessary clothes in her suitcase mean a back problem due to weight, she spends days and days wearing just a few pieces, and she's still beautiful to look at: she dresses herself, and you can't beat that.
Don't follow patterns with her. Don't do anything that involves a lot of money with her. Choose the prettiest route across town from her work to your house, or to the nearest Peruvian food restaurant, and pay attention to the comments she makes about things on the way. A girl who travels has the keen eye of a child, she'll make you notice a flowering plant, a fantastic piece of graffiti you've never seen before, an advertisement pasted up at the bus stop for an interesting show, she'll define places by the pleasant smells in the air: "Rome smells like pizza, like that smell now". All things that wouldn't happen from inside an imported car with the air conditioning on.
You'll live in the present moment like never before. She'll draw your attention to everything around you, not the fight you had yesterday. She'll be the soundtrack of your life.
The girl who travels knows how to listen. She's heard a lot of people from all over the world, and what brightened her backpacking days was being part of the stories from so far away. She notices what no one notices in what you say, only you pay attention to it. She helps you without expecting an immediate return, she knows what this life is like, she's been helped countless times on the road without the person asking for a penny back, and she's come home sure to do everything differently, because she knows how much it can mean in the other person's life. She doesn't care about small things like dates and presents, she cares about how far you've walked to find her, what you've paid attention to from the things she's told you to sending a message on her cell phone saying "that song you said was from Cuzco is playing. Miss you!" and the answer will probably be: "We'll listen to it again there".
Suddenly, your life will take on a fast pace, full of new things. But don't be careless: bring new things into her life too, keep her curiosity piqued. It's essential to keep in mind that we're talking about a girl who is passionate about life. So don't clip her wings. She'll go if you can't. She'll come back because you're the reason she remembers the way back. Accompany her whenever you can, and don't wait to propose any program to her, no matter how crazy you think it is. She'll smile and come up with lots of extra things to complement your plan, and she'll be charmed by your energy. She knows how to be charmed by the good things in life, be one of them! So I swear: there's no risk of regret.
Marriage is something that scares most traveling girls, but deep down it's what they want the most: someone they can laugh with over "a few good drinks" and reminisce about stories from 1, 2, 8 years ago, someone who will agree to a simple little house in a paradise, and even if you're not the extreme type, who will take the photos of the rafting trip she's been dying to do, and help her tell others about it later, with the same excitement. Yes, you'll get excited. She'll propose a wedding on a mountain, with the sun rising, or on the farm of one of her friends, with only the 50 people who are sure to attend. Whatever it is, it's going to be unusual, as thoughtless as she is, unthinkable, unpredictable. And the honeymoon, don't expect anything less than a backpack! Less money in each place, more places on the itinerary, various tours and curious foods found along the way that aren't offered by travel agencies. What agency?
A girl who travels isn't afraid of age, she isn't afraid of responsibilities or obligations: she's already seen countless solutions for every case out there, she's already got everything in her head. Your family will have an incredible knowledge of the world. Your children will know the value of every meal they eat, every roof they sleep under, every historical monument they see in front of them. She will teach them to respect and love nature unconditionally, and to have an incredible ability to get along with any kind of person in the world. They'll be well-liked wherever they go, if it's up to you. Oh, and don't forget the dog(s).
Think of her at 60: same smile, same walk. A person who has accumulated a remarkable quality of experiences, and who with each passing day has had less fun, has been bored with almost nothing. They will have lived through so much that they will be the attraction for grandchildren of all ages, explaining the meaning of the strange Maya painting on the wall, and doing the Indian dance at one of their weddings. That kind of joy is never extinguished, only prolonged and spread to those around her.
Date a girl who travels. If she chooses you, believe me: so many people have passed through her life, far and near, for a short time, for a long time, and if she chooses you, it's because she really LIKES you. No insecurities or interests, she likes you and that's that. Let her carry you by the hand, sleep on her lap at the bus station, enjoy your camping noodles. Let the world be introduced to you, if it hasn't already been, and see how someone can definitely be the key to your joy."
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3 Responses
"Date a girl who travels..." because one day she's going to make a really cool website so that anyone who wants to can travel with her around this world of my God! hehehe Cool text!
Congratulations on your blog! Traveling is very good, when we are tired or stressed from working so much, just remember the trips and how worthwhile it is to know so many places and people !
Alexandre, that's exactly it! Places, people, food, smells and everything in between, it's great to get to know the world, but we also need to work to be able to do that =) and it ends up being an even greater incentive when we do, because we remember how work helps us achieve what we want.