Very thoughtful and incredibly well written. Loved reading it. I have always seen travel from a trifocal lens of exposure, immersion and absorption and this feels deeply relatable.
Great piece! Challenging our notions through travel reminded me of the concept of cultural relativism - understanding morals, values, and traditions through the context of the culture that created them. There is no space for judgement, only learning.
As someone who’s lived between four countries, this rung true - I especially loved this part “What it does is show you that your horizons were never fixed in the first place, they were just one config among many.” Beautiful writing and educational!
Really enjoyed this piece! I spoke (briefly) on my tiktok about how social media tends to praise those who visit as many places as possible just for the sake of it (quantity over quality) and it was a little contentious.
would love to check it out if you drop a link or the name! i’ve also thought about it and so much a bigger of fan of a month in x than a few days in wxyz
i really like how you structured this piece it just worked for my brain
i think this is the best compliment i have ever received, thank you so much :)
Very thoughtful and incredibly well written. Loved reading it. I have always seen travel from a trifocal lens of exposure, immersion and absorption and this feels deeply relatable.
glad you enjoyed it!!!
really thoughtful comment, the trifocal lens is a wonderful way of putting it
Great piece! Challenging our notions through travel reminded me of the concept of cultural relativism - understanding morals, values, and traditions through the context of the culture that created them. There is no space for judgement, only learning.
very well put “no space for judgement, only learning”
As someone who’s lived between four countries, this rung true - I especially loved this part “What it does is show you that your horizons were never fixed in the first place, they were just one config among many.” Beautiful writing and educational!
so glad it resonated! i also moved bouncing around…i wrote a bit about it in another post m, and maybe you’d like it… https://open.substack.com/pub/notkhalid/p/the-delicate-art-of-letting-go?r=4g03n9&utm_medium=ios
Really enjoyed this piece! I spoke (briefly) on my tiktok about how social media tends to praise those who visit as many places as possible just for the sake of it (quantity over quality) and it was a little contentious.
would love to check it out if you drop a link or the name! i’ve also thought about it and so much a bigger of fan of a month in x than a few days in wxyz
So true!
my god. i loved this.