humanity
If nothing else, travel opens your eyes to the colorful quilt that is humankind.
- Top Story - April 2020
"If you want to skate, just skate"
Since I started traveling, I've met so many different kinds of people and learned so many different things from them. The stories they've been telling me is the fascinating part of my travel.
Hajeong SongPublished 4 years ago in Wander Top 10 Facts about the Maasai People of Kenya
They are fearless: The Maasai have always been calm and courageous. They were formerly hunters, with their young men trained to hunt for food and to protect their families. In fact, until recently, a Maasai boy would only be crowned a warrior if they killed a lion single-handedly using a spear. Of course, this does not happen anymore as protection of our precious wildlife is paramount.
Catherine MelaninPublished 4 years ago in WanderThe Best Things About Being A Quarantined Introvert Abroad
I have lived most of this life being told that my introverted ways are wrong and don’t fit well with the “normal” parts of society — whatever that means. While other kids played outside, I was at home writing fan fiction. You’re not a real wallflower until you’ve been caught writing about Harry Potter and Moaning Myrtle moaning in the out-of-order lavatory when you should have been at your brother’s birthday party downstairs.
Ethan TaylorPublished 4 years ago in WanderEven In the Rain
ZANSKAR “People live longer who cry,” Valerie said as she put her arm around me with a strong squeeze. This grey-haired stranger said the most perfect, comforting words. I sobbed in the dining room of a warmly dilapidated hotel, at 11,300 feet of altitude, in one of the most remote regions of the world.
Zoe KrasneyPublished 4 years ago in WanderCOVID-19 - Tourism 0?
What traveling will be like after COVID-19 The fact that tourism will not survive COVID-19 is certainly not the case, the resilience is paramount, but… The corona crisis has already caused society a lot of headaches. Is everything going to be okay? Will we still be able to travel this year? Will travel become more expensive? What are my rights as a traveller?
Dagmar LintermansPublished 4 years ago in WanderI'll Go to Amsterdam
THURSDAY APRIL 9, 2020 I actually dreamt that I was running a 5K at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. I was there this past November.
Karen LichtmanPublished 4 years ago in WanderWhy did I Go?
I’m standing in a carriage on the Tokyo subway, scrolling through my newsfeed. A familiar place pops up, Mallacoota. When I was there a few years ago, it was a boring seaside town with no Wi-Fi; and the only mobile reception was at the local cemetery.
Chris RichardsonPublished 4 years ago in WanderTaking A Walk Through My Hometown During A Pandemic
On a sunny, bird-song morning, I decided to take a walk. I’ve always enjoyed walking, and on the ever-sprawling streets of Manhattan it’s easy. There’s no getting lost when you’re wandering a grid. The same cannot be said about my hometown.
Zoey HickmanPublished 4 years ago in WanderCampers are just diet hermits
For this story, we will call our hypothetical camper Joe. Joe Man. He's your average man. Works a 9 to 5 job, probably in accounting or something. He has a wife that he loves (even if she’s a nag) and two kids. A real "nuclear family" kind of guy.
Casey HuttonPublished 4 years ago in WanderHOME
It has been over a month now since I packed up, said my goodbyes, and left the home I have known since the young age of seven. In the months leading up to my departure, I felt tired of the monotony of daily life, frustrated and stressed with the hurdles that life had thrown my way, and I yearned for a change and relief. Of course, this was something I had spoken about for so long that it felt surreal when it finally happened. Many told me not to be too nervous about moving; they said I’d be back before I knew it. After all, I was living in paradise. But I assured them I would not be back soon, if ever. “I’ve done Hawaii, there’s so much more world out there!” I’d explain, confident about my decision. And yet, as I sit at my family’s house now, with foreseen uncertainty, but endless possibility ahead of me, I’m surprised by how much I’m now missing my former life.
Answers to deceivingly simple questions
"Where are you from?" and "What's your nationality?" are two of the most frequently asked questions I would get when meeting new people. The first question has become increasingly difficult to answer ever since I graduated from college; since I can no longer assume they meant to ask me where I was before I started college.
Sarah LaurenPublished 4 years ago in WanderCulture is an identity, not where you were born or what your nationality is
You don’t have to be biologically from more than one country to be multicultural. It is all about your identity, not what your race or nationality is. While I am 100% Finnish when it comes to my DNA, I feel part of at least three countries and cultures.
Anna ForestPublished 4 years ago in Wander