1. I am a traveller, not a tourist
2. I shall ask every person I meet 'How long have you been away? Where have you been? Where are you off too next?
3. Oh and how much did you pay for a. your bus fair to... b. your room. c. those fake Diesel trainers?
4. I shall endeavour to play either Bob Marley or Jack Johnson on my iPod at least once every day.
5. I shall email my poor unfortunate friends back home on a regular basis, taking great pleasure in letting them know what an amazing time I'm having - all the great people I'm meeting and the fantastic places I've seen....surprising really as I seem to spend most of my time in Internet Cafes, emailing said friends!
6. I shall wear my flip flops with pride, constantly. Even though they're not really that comfortable for walking.
7. I shall regale my new found traveller buddies with stories of strange and exotic foods consumed but secretly long for yet another banana pancake.
8. I shall become extremely adept at playing pool whilst at the same time drinking copious amounts of strangely alcoholic Asian beer and whisky.
9. When I get home I will proudly venture out to my local pub sporting my travellers tan, my Thai fisherman's trousers and my hair in dreads/beads. I will look a bit of a pratt.
http://www.travellerspoint.com/forum.cfm?thread=17563
That dream I'm dreaming but
There's a voice inside my head sayin,
You'll never reach it,
Every step I'm taking,
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking but I
Got to keep trying
Got to keep my head held high
There's always going to be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing,
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm going to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on.
Miley Cyrus. The Climb.