Traveler Defined
We’ve arrived in Hawaii! Put up against the closest culture to our own that we’ve seen yet, we’ve realized a few odd patterns that we’ve picked up along the way. For this week’s blog post we decided to make a list of the “normal” ways we live our lives now being travelers.
You know you’re a traveler when:
You save the rubber bands off of produce at the grocery store because you know it will come in handy later
You save receipts so you’ll have paper to write on
You know all the creative ways to hang clothes to dry in any kind of room
You’ve started debating how to make a shirt that says “no I don’t want a taxi” on the front of it
You get excited for days when you know you’ll be able to eat your favorite foods
You know how to navigate a grocery store in 4 different languages
You use coconut oil for cooking, lotion, massages, seasoning, conditioner, and deodorant
You always carry toilet paper, sunscreen, and hand sanitizer with you
You’ve nailed the squatty potty squat
You know how to identify the places with free drinking water from miles away
You can wash everything you own in a sink
You can shower with a pot of hot water and a mug
You can sleep through a rave, thunderstorm, and earthquake
You look forward to long bus rides to keep up with your podcasts
You can instantly convert the US dollar into 4 different currencies
You can say thank you and hello I’m at least 5 languages and act out your basic needs to cover the fact that you don’t know anything else
You can find a grocery store, restaurant, hotel, and yoga studio within 8 hours of landing in a new country
You stopped wondering why everyone’s staring at you
You’ve memorized your passport number
You gave up on helping people try to pronounce your name correctly and have submitted to being Mexican (Mia) and a girl (Lauren.)
You find toilet paper and probiotics left in your pockets
You’ve stopped trying to plan your days
Anything we’ve left out? We would love to hear your travel realizations too! 👣 🐾