The Wanderluster

Wanderlust. A strong desire to travel. What is travel? Travel to me is something deep. Something I feel when I feeling everything. The smell of a new place, the sound of the winds, the rustling of leaves. The folk music, the clothing.The footsteps in the mud. The rain and the waterfalls. The mountains and the huts.Travel is a lifestyle.

I do not even remember the first time I recognized my need to travel. It is something that has always been a part of me. Its something in my blood. Literally.

I had the wanderlust gene. DRD4-7R. It is an allele of DRD4 which is a dopamine receptor. The 7R allele has to do with increased levels of curiosity and risk taking, which explains the need to travel more than others who lack this gene.

So its safe to say that I'm a little crazy in the head. I've been dreaming about traveling the world ever since I even knew what the world is.

THE DOG LADY (1.12.15)

Just when I thought I was having the the time of my life while getting 3.5 hours of explore-time, fate shows me there's more. At the corner of a street, on 3 to 4 layers of rugged old mattresses and cloth materials, there lay 5 dogs, including a pup, lazing around. Naturally, I started petting them. A woman, named Rose Heaven Francis, has been living on the streets with those dogs for the past 11 years. She takes care of them like they were her children. The first thing she asked me for wasn't money, or food for herself, but some milk so the dogs wouldn't have to sleep on an empty stomach. I talked to her for a little more than an hour, and I have learned more than any books could teach me. Her life has inspired me in all the great ways.
P.S. She isn't formally educated, but she can speak 8 languages fluently.
I'm going to take her interview whenever I get to.
FAITH IN HUMANITY RESTORED.