The Little Things

- Waking up in a new city after traveling a long distance, and feeling nothing but refreshed and ready to explore. And maybe a little sick.
- Meeting a new friend in a hostel.
- The way, when the night is just dark enough, and there are just the right amount of cars on the street, watching the taillights in front of you makes it look like people are driving into the sky.
- That first hug from that special person after being away for awhile.
- Getting behind the wheel after a 2 month hiatus.
- Climbing a steep hill, friends and pineapples in tow, and watching the sun set over the mountains in the distance.
- Peeing in a hole, and then the subsequent joy of finding a Western toilet.
- Water pressure after long periods of bucket showers.
- Feeling comfortable, even if you can't speak a word of the local language.
- Laughing with your home stay family, because it is the only way you can communicate.
- Dubbed soap operas.
- Fast internet access.
- Finding love in a place you never thought possible.
- Walking everywhere, and feeling the effect it has on your mood, your mind, and your body.
- Fresh tropical fruit.
- Clothes that fit perfectly, because they were tailored that way.
- Seeing social justice in action.
- Instant coffee on a 40+ train ride.
- Friends who also have the travel bug.
- Sleeping on airplanes.
- Sleeping on trains.
- Sleeping in cars.
- Sleeping in airports.
- The wind whipping your hair across your face as you pass a national monument, for free.
- Eating strange food, and discovering you like it.
- Not realizing you picked up local slang until someone points it out.
- Chocolate after a hard day.
- Waterfalls.
- Castle ruins.
- Watching the sun rise over the Atlantic.
- Watching the sun set over the Pacific.
- Warm sand and cold salt water.