旅游痒

People always talk about the “7 year itch”， when youve been with someone for 7 years and you start to get sick of one another！Well， lucky for us we dont have that problem， but we have another kind of problem—the 7 month itch. Weve sat still now for 7 months and our travel itch has definitely come back. Its just waiting to be scratched2！For those of you who dont know what this“itch” is， its the feeling a traveller gets when theyve sat still for too long， when they know theres so much more to be seen and done. They are getting antsy3 and ready to move on， to pack their backpacks and explore more of the beautiful world.

人们总是谈论“七年之痒”，意思是说当你和某人在一起已经有七年了，你们会开始互相厌恶！幸运的是，我们没有这个问题，但我们还有另一个问题——七月之痒。我们已经枯坐家中七个月，我们的“旅游痒”肯定回来了，只是还等着被挠一挠！为那些不知道这个“痒”是什么的人解释一下，这个“痒”是指的当旅行者们停留得太久，觉得还有更多可以看和可以做的事情时的一种感觉。他们越来越坐立不安，准备继续前进，整理好背包去更多地探索这个美丽世界。

In fact， travelling can not only help realize your ideas of what you want to do， but it can also introduce you to passions of life or bring to light something you never realized you loved.

事實上，旅行不仅可以帮助你认清你想去做什么，也可以让你找到生活的激情或发掘一些你从未意识到的爱好。

Josh Gaston， a 31 year old graduate student， is currently pursuing a Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages—something he likely never would have done had he not traveled after graduation. Josh also spent a year in China， “Because I didnt really know what I wanted to do after graduating. But while I was there， I found that I really enjoyed teaching.” he said. He also discovered another passion4： traveling. After a year in China， he went to Chile and then Korea， and then Southeast Asia and Australia. Over the course of about four and a half years， Josh taught， worked， and backpacked all over the world. “If I hadnt decided to go to China and then to Chile， Im not sure what I would be doing today.” he said.

乔什·加斯顿是位31岁的研究生，目前正在攻读英语教学的硕士学位——如果不是因为他毕业后的旅行，这很可能是他永远不可能去做的事。

乔什在中国呆了一年的时间，他说：“这是因为我真的不知道毕业后我想做什么。但我在那里发现我真的很喜欢教学”。他还发现了另一种激情：旅行。在中国一年后，他去了智利，韩国，然后是东南亚和澳大利亚。在这四年半的时间里，乔什一边教书，一边工作，同时游遍世界各地。“如果我没有决定去中国，然后去智利，我不知道我现在会在做什么”，他说。

Its also such a great learning experience seeing the world through the eyes of different cultures and people. Its important to develop an appreciation for the world is to give you a larger perspective. You can certainly live， succeed and spending time immersed in a different culture or cultures. It can affect every aspect of your life， from how you treat others， to how you view the world， and even how you treat yourself—Its an intangible5 and immeasurable6 gift.

通过不同的文化和人的视角看世界也是很棒的学习经验。通过欣赏世界来开拓视野是很重要的。你可以生活，获得成功，花时间沉浸在不同的文化中。它可以影响你的生活的每个方面，从你如何对待他人，到你如何看待这个世界，甚至如何对待自己——这是个无形的难以估量的礼物。

Youll learn independence. Regardless of how independent you may be now， or have been since childhood， travelling builds on and cultivates that independence in a whole new way. When youre separated from home， youre forced to learn to take care of yourself and learn how to live in ways you never thought possible. And you dont have to go to a place where your mother tongue is a foreign language to gain that independence. When you are travelling， you are pushed out of your comfort zone7 and forced to talk with strangers. Sometimes this leads to meeting the most amazing people you may ever meet in your life.

你会学会独立。不管你现在还是从童年开始到现在就是多么独立，旅行都会以一种全新的方式建立和培养这种独立性。当你离开家的时候，你不得不学会照顾自己，学习如何以你从未想过的方式生存。你不必去一个说着陌生的语言的地方去培养独立性。当你旅行时，你被推出了你的舒适区，被迫与陌生人交谈。有时这会让你遇见你一生中遇到的最了不起的人。

Whether you backpack， or visit a few places as a tourist， or spending some time outside your country will undoubtedly8 further your self discovery in ways you never knew. Its amazing what travelling teaches you about yourself. Youll learn more about your strengths and weaknesses， likes and dislikes. Youll push yourself to do things you never imagined and those things will make you a stronger， smarter， kinder， more well rounded person. You can learn you could withstand a lot and that you could survive on your own. When you are on your own， lost， carrying your luggage in the heat， and have no cell phone to communicate， you learn very quickly that you can sit on the sidewalk and cry about it， or pick yourself up and handle it.

无论你是背包旅行，还是作为旅游者参观一些地方，或是在国外呆上一段时间，无疑都会让你以前所未有的方式发现自我。旅行能告訴你关于你自己的事情多得令人惊异。你会更多地了解到自己的长处和短处，以及喜好。旅行会促使你去做自己从来没有想象过的事情，那些事情会让你成为一个更强大、更聪明、更善良、更全面的人。你会发现你可以承受很多，你可以靠自己生存。当你独自一人，迷路了，在酷热中拖着行李，没有手机联系时，你很快就能明白，你要么坐在人行道上为此哭泣，要么自己动手解决。

Travelling is one of those experiences that will likely change you for life. Go meet amazing people and the colorful world. Create a life experience for yourself that you cant explain to anyone except those who have also done it. Travel！Do it！Do not think twice！

旅行是可能会改变你一生的经历之一。去邂逅了不起的人们和多姿多彩的世界吧。去创造一种只有同样体验过的人才能理解的人生经历吧。旅行去吧！动身吧！不要犹豫！