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By Luke Robinson
So do what I did: quit school for _
a ^ear, nutke a little j
me a managerial position." :
Don't worry about leaving friends
and school ? school will still be here when you ^ 1"
return, and so will your friends. In feet, you may il lf y. ^
come to appreciate your friends, to an extent 5 u ^ <you
never realized, after a long absence. There ^
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graduate; sometimes they even arrange your ? ^
trip, as in the Semester Abroad and Year Abroad , , , A
^ plane to Kathmandu. A
programs. ed out, "You don't win
Then set oil! Make as few preparations as rkl' ,
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possible. Every plan you make will somehow be , ,, l?Wh
shattered to pieces. Once you accept this, trav- , , , , 1
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elmg becomes immensely more enjoyable. I . Qn * .
bought an unlimited-stop round-the-world tick- a heacj 0f stories tJ
et, and after the initial to Europe I end- ^ ^
(ri up chang^ every single flight tone and about pledge t
half of the destinations over a seven-month-pe- least ^ ^ ^
nod simply because it suited me to do so. p instance, had 1
Once youre on your way, leam to follow your would never ^ ^
heart Lying?yourself only getsyou miseraUe. of the McE
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last week, take a break, find a beach, and go lo- , ,,
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should not be there, then get back on the plane c .J',, ~rr ' '
and hit your next stop. I did this in India, and &^lbe?US,611! P 1"
I have to say that it was one of the best decisions
I have made in a long time. I will go back derstan4ngoftheA
someday, but at that time Delhi and her teem- ^ c 0IC^3 fn<
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ing masses gave me the creeping shivers, and I Asian cnuntrie,
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You may be experiencing a mid-school
going through two years ago.
Staff Writer
^ way things are. You gain a respect
^ ^^ m00^S c^ne ^ienL Most
J you will have. Some are good, some
: ? are bad, but all increase your sense
V 21191 through Norway. Watching the sun
p| rise from atop a massive Buddhist
temple in Indonesia. Getting roar'
2500-year-old city in Turkey. Cel/K
ebrating New Year with 10,000
0 u itJa J Malaysians (then getting stabbed two hours lata.
tyJyjy y er, that goes in the less-fun category). Riding a
Wna- <y\oO motorcycle along the rim of a simmering vol0
x I cano on a Greek Island. Singing "Roadhouse
fjsj Blues" with a band in a disco on Bali. Giving
i/ traditional gifts to a Buddhist monk in Thaid,
J? land on the King's Birthday (hey, Fm open-mind.
, . , ed). Downing one-liter beers at Octoberfest.
s one vase ve er poin Jumping naked off of a 45-foot boulder into the
prizes for suffering. Aegean Sea. Venturing into the Himalayas on
henex ques ion. y where no vehicles can go, and coming out
at s the point? The point ^ a fgw ^ ^ ^ a ^ ^ ofdysen.
v ill S W u yi?U vt tery. Christmas carols by candlelight in Singare.
You come wi pore. Accompanying a beautiful woman on an
V rn ^ m 8f S v incredibly romantic tour of Italy. A lifetime's ex d.
YouTl be able to speak p^^ in the span of half a year.
^ airS' ?r 3 People ask me if I would do it again. In a
ing habits. . heartbeat. I am no longer the totally irrespon
,, 5 u u- jTl sible boy I was when I left? whenyouretravm
the reason behind the r / ..,
. ,,, , , . . eling alone, either you get things done or they
on s urger c am in don't gej. done. I also came away with goals,
u USUieSSm^f d ^ which is not something to take for granted. I
. ' ^er have taken the necessary steps to change my
* thinp >ru- major to reflect the goals I have set for myself.
WentVs Because of this trip I am now in International
'"ted lts hamburgers as Re|atioRS _ j liked traveling ^ much j want
t we gain from Una rami do it for a Uving!
sian market, which tends Mote: If you are interested in seeing the
i the newest of the new. journals of this trip, e-mail me at robinsonnent,
just as saying in luke@sc.edu and I will send you a copy. They are
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