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WotD: Half-baked
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To many Japanese, travelling around with your possessions in a backpack seems a half-baked idea that hasn’t been thoroughly thought through.
They wonder how you will pay for it, where you will stay and say it’ll ruin your chances for a promising future.
It goes against the life plan of grade school, university, work, retirement, and death.
I mentioned yesterday that the Australians first exposed me to the travel culture, and for them taking a year or two (usually not ten) to travel the world and ‘find yourself’ is almost a rite of passage.
There’s nothing half-baked about it in their eyes.
Yes, parents worry about their young son or daughter heading out into the world on their own.
It is, however, a fantastic way to learn the limits of what you can and cannot do.
I believe it’s only when you are away from the safety net of the bank of mom and dad that you genuinely find yourself, realize your potential and discover your limits.
That is not a half-baked idea or plan.
It’s called growing up.
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Recently The Economist ran a short article titled ‘Few young Japanese want to study or work abroad.’
Can you believe only 4% of Japanese youth want to study overseas compared to 51% of German and 66% of South Korean youth?
Giving in to my wanderlust was the best thing I ever did in my life.
Sure, the wide world can be scary sometimes, and it can be a dangerous place.
But you never know who you are until you test yourself.
Australian society gains so much when hundreds of thousands of them have overseas travel experience.
Letting your wanderlust take control is not a half-baked idea.
It’s called living your life!
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