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ESCAPE THE ORDINARY
Whether you’re 15 or 50, we’ve all wanted to do it. Run away, escape our everyday, live someone else’s life for a while. Why do you long for escape? Boredom, the sameold, same-old everyday, a need to take a break from your daily reality for just a little while. And some of us do it, at 15 or 50, for a little or a long while, and sometimes we become better people for having done so. We daydream about the lives we could have lived or could be living right now, we imagine the surprises a new place or a new life could bring. This longing for something different, new, better, strange...thankfully can be fed by travel away from home for just a little while instead of burning all the bridges and starting a new life over somewhere else. Sometimes, all we need is a different view, a new perspective, new faces and places and experiences. It’s so easy to buy a ticket, hop on a plane, and feed your inner runaway in a matter of hours. Being away from the things we take for granted—like family, friends, your lovely neighborhood, or your comfy bed— makes us appreciate them even more.Travel makes you a better person, says Science, and we’re in on it. You can step outside of your comfort zone, learn new things, new cultures, new languages, and all of the above makes our brains more active, which increases our level of happiness better than any prescription from your family doc.Away from home, we get the breathing space that we often lose in our day-to-day doldrums. We don’t have to check our social channels and email, and we can take pictures that we don’t post to Instagram because this is our experience. We can share later. We have the freedom to enjoy being in the moment, being truly present, and that is the gift our little runaway is really looking for.And at the end of our travels, nothing feels better than coming back home. Cover Art: Jackie Besteman
“We don’t create a fantasy world to escape reality. We create it to be able to stay.” Lynda Barry
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