WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

As I write this, I’m aware of how irrelevant travel might seem. For the past 6 months, we’ve all been confined, in some ways, to the spaces around us. Without the freedom to travel wherever we please, we’ve been forced to confront just how social our lives have become. Contrary to popular belief, I do believe we as a society have gotten more connected. When forced to isolate for weeks at a time, this became even more apparent. Add in the lack of ability to get out there and connect with others, and wham. Things have ultimately become even more difficult.

I don’t have an answer to where travel is going to go from here. And I’m sure that many of you don’t as well. Growing up, my dad would often remark to my brothers and I “travel now, you never know, one day you won’t be able to.” I would blatantly ignore this, thinking to myself: there’s no way that traveling won’t be possible. I’ve slowly learned that really anything is possible.

Without a doubt, this has troubled me. But I’ve learned that the only way forward is to control what you can control. The situation at hand is not one that is not in my power, no matter how hard I want it to be. For now, international travel (and some domestic as well) would just not be smart. It’s that simple. And when you really stop and think about it, 6 months is not that long of a time. A couple more months, or however long it takes for things to sort it self out, will no doubt be better for everyone in the long run. So here’s to doing just that.