Travel Outside of Your Comfort Zone

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page”

- Saint Augustine.

How can anyone think uniquely if they only experience the same people, places, and

culture?

I went to school with the same people from when I was four years old until I graduated

high school at eighteen. My life was a complete bubble, and I was entirely unexposed to

anything that existed outside of it. Coming to Oxford, I found myself in another bubble,

one that was also unexposed to much of the outside world.

Then I got the opportunity to study abroad in Florence, Italy, and discovered how

mind-opening seeing other parts of the world can be. Life, to me, is about being outside

of your comfort zone, discovering new places, meeting new people, and learning things

along the way.

Traveling is the only way to get all these experiences at once, forcing you to learn new

things and interact with people you would have never met. So, always travel, discover,

learn, and find ways to get out of your comfort zone to think differently.

By: Carolyn Bowman

Year: Senior

Major: Marketing (Certificate in Entrepreneurship)

Hometown: Columbus, OH

Keywords: Travel, Discover, Comfort Zones