This piece is part of an ongoing series in which we will explore how travel has shaped our lives - who we are and how we see the world. We will include multiple voices in the course of the series, and we welcome YOUR submissions. When we look over our lives, we can see milestones and events that have shaped us along the way. We can observe the ways they’ve shaped our world-views, our sense of culture, our characters, and shaped the way we look at others who are different from

For as long as I can remember, Ireland has been number one on my bucket list. I can’t fully explain why, as no one that I’d known had

We stayed in an open-air treehouse that was tucked away in the back of a rice field for half of the trip. Each bed had a canopy intended...

My first time to Europe was a 4-day stop in Frankfurt on my way to India.

The sunrise hike of Mount Batur was one I had been researching and marveling over photos of since the moment I booked my flight to Bali.

On these trips, I made new friends, taught, held babies, fed the poor, and just generally expanded my relational circle...

My adult life did not turn out anything like I (Christie) had thought it would, and yet travel has never ceased to be a part of it.

There’s nothing like spending time with a good friend on a new adventure. Recently, I had an amazing “friend-cation” with my Filipino bestie

For as long as I can remember, I have always loved to travel...I suspect travel calls to me because there is so much to discover within it.