For some of you, college was yesterday, and for others, it could have been decades ago (wow—time really does fly!), but no matter what year each of us graduated, almost all of us shared one common thought: what the heck do I want to do with my career and life? In fact, some of us are still scratching our heads over this daunting question!
For many of us, the months after graduation (not so much before because we were kicking back and cutting loose!) were some of the most stressful in our 20s, deciding how we wanted to spend the next years of our lives: Do I want to start a business? Do I want to go into the corporate world? What are my passions? SO many unanswered questions.
Hopefully, you have found your path in life, but for many of us, we’re still searching for our true purpose. Imagine if you had the opportunity to find that purpose earlier in your life—or at least feel like you were on the right track. In my opinion, travel is a channel for opening our eyes and minds and facilitating fresh ideas and goals in life.
That’s why the gift of travel for graduation is the ultimate gift to give your loved one.
But not just a trip anywhere. A trip to Africa.
As many of you might already know from experience, travel enables us to open our minds to the unknown, explore possibilities in life, delve into new cultures, and develop a fresh perspective on life. The gift of travel has the potential to mean so much more than any materialistic gift could ever produce. In fact, travel to Africa is truly invaluable.
Below are just a few reasons why the gift of travel to Africa is the ultimate, life-changing graduation gift:
Learn outside lecture hall and classroom walls: Not everything in this world can be learned from a textbook or from inside a classroom. In fact, many of the most meaningful educational opportunities occur within the field. For example, conservation strategies and ideologies in both the community and environment can be taught within a classroom. However, the greatest impact on an individual occurs when they are actually in the field, implementing those conservation efforts and visualizing how their work is effecting the environment and the local people.
When individuals become involved in the communities and environments they are visiting (whether volunteering or experiencing an interactive tour), they are introduced to social, economical, and political conditions and beliefs that they most likely have never been introduced to before.
Another way individuals learn outside of a classroom is through cuisine. Trying dishes and dining experiences that are traditional to a certain culture can have a large effect on a traveler and their perception of the world.
Discover more about yourself: Exploring new activities, cultures, and environments often has a lasting impression on our lives. We can understand more of what we like, what we don’t like, what motivates us, and what moves us.
Find open-mindedness: Many times a trip to a foreign place has the ability to dispel any stereotypes that we once had about a certain culture or country. We become enlightened about issues such as poverty, political unrest, and civil rights struggles. We are then able to share these observations with others and help them to understand that stereotypes are just that: not true.
To learn more about planning a graduation trip to Africa, contact us today for a complimentary 15-minute consultation with our safari concierge.