I Recommend Delta Airlines

My family is really big on traveling. Not to make this sound like a laundry list or anything but I have been to Russia, Spain, France, Egypt, Armenia, Canada, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. Traveling to different countries offers the ultimate cultural encounter, and I will not forget many of the customs specific to each region from around the world.

I have already written an entire separate post about my trip to Armenia, but here, I want to focus on traveling in general. My parents have always been very cultural and have tried to keep up the traditions of our heritage. They value the importance of culture, and that’s why they tried to diversify me as much as possible when growing up – by immigrating to America instead of Australia, by sending me to all these countries to get a glimpse of how others live their lives, and by constantly reminding me of my own heritage.

Each country that I visited offered something unique that I never saw before in my life. Even the countries that I visited for pure leisure like the Dominican Republic and Mexico had a ton of traditions flowing around in the atmosphere. Things as simple as the dances that the performers performed during shows, the accents they spoke with, and even their average facial expressions all gave hints as to who they are ethnically. In Russia, people look like they are the most miserable people on earth – no one ever smiles in public. In Spain, they seemed very proud of their history and it definitely showed in the ancient cities like Toledo. In Egypt, the merchants spoke every language you could throw at them. In France, people were really nice – until you turned around and were out of earshot. Canada… well it was actually pretty similar to America to be honest.

I definitely think that my cultural encounters around the world have benefited me in one way or another. Although I wasn’t a fan of spending my summers touring the Hermitage and Louvre because I was too young to appreciate any of the art, I now realize that my parents wanted the best for me in having an education that was not only intellectually stimulating, but also diverse.