Travel, Perspective, and the Love Story of Life: Finding Clarity Through Travel
A story of living by experience: trial, error, and the determination to keep going.
If a story isn’t a love story, it’s a tragedy.
This thought stayed with me as I reflected on my travels through South America. Travel, at its core, feels like a love story1—a mix of moments of discovery, connection, and transformation. Travel shows the impermanence of things, reminding us that arrivals are as fleeting as departures. As I enjoyed another long plane ride to this incredible continent, I couldn't help but feel the weight of this truth—but also its beauty.
A Journey of Trial and Error
When I boarded the plane that night, nobody could have predicted I’d be here. In fact, if you’d told my younger self that I’d one day be watching the moon rise over South America from 35,000 feet, I would have not believed you. I wasn’t supposed to go very far in life; nobody really expected much from me. And yet, there I was, in one of those rare moments where life just makes sense for a little while.
It was as if the universe had paused, allowing me to savour every…
