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How to handle pressure to be transformed by travel experiences

Everyone expects me to come back from my gap year with profound insights but I mostly just miss my mom's cooking and feel like I learned nothing important.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The cultural mythology of transformative travel has created shame around the normalcy of human experience and the validity of simple contentment.

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“Where Are You with Travel & Experiences?”

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