Recently, something made me ponder why most girls are typically into bags and shoes, and I’m into traveling (and ok, books and food too! Haha...).
Tracing it back, I used to have a different outlook towards travel. Like most people, I used to prefer something tangible over travel. When I would make travel plans that would require xx budget for instance, a voice inside my head would say - shouldn’t I just stay in Manila and spend that money to shop for clothes, bag, shoes, a gadget…? And at that time, I either ended up canceling travel plans or if I did push through with it, I would scrimp on expenses.
But later on, I realized that the true essence of traveling is not just about discovering and learning, but creating memories as well - memories with my family, with my friends, and my own.... memories that I can cherish and always look back to. Memories which I can never create no matter how many clothes, bags and pairs of shoes I own!:) You outgrow bags and shoes in a year or two, but you can never outgrow memories. :) Besides, to create memories, you don't really need to spend much or travel far and away.
So that in a nutshell, is why I gush over activities and experiences and not some it bag. Intangible vs tangible? No contest. :)
