Don't Be A Tourist
Trip Start
Jun 17, 2005
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Trip End
May 15, 2006
Dalian,
China
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
A tourist is culture blind.
A tourist sees the world in his OWN eyes.
A tourist is KING in the land of the underprivileged.
A tourist is that image you see on a postcard with the inscription "Wish You Were Here!"
A tourist is as phony as the two-dollar Rolex he bought in Old Shanghai.
A tourist will go shopping in Paris, eat fish and chips in London, climb the Great Wall, and boast that he has seen the world.
A tourist has lived moments as exciting as this exclamation mark!
A tourist is too comfortable in his own world.
A tourist is too afraid to be out of his element.
A tourist is afraid of change.
Don't be a tourist.
Instead . . .
Be A Traveler
A traveler is culture.
A traveler sees the world through other people's eyes.
A traveler is humbled in the land of the underprivileged.
A traveler is that broken Chinese being spoken as you attempt to converse with an elderly woman.
A traveler is as genuine as the smile you receive from a little child running around a dimly lit alleyway.
A traveler tries his best to speak the language, eats and exchanges stories with the locals, and shares with the world what he has learned.
A traveler is that one amazing picture you share with a friend.
A traveler belongs to this world.
A traveler lives to be out of his element.
A traveler embraces change.
A traveler is a life long learner.
Be a traveler.
