Day 2845 of my world trip | I have traveled to 104 countries around the world
Many friends ask me why I travel around the world šššš©ļø
To be honest, my reason is quite ordinaryāit was because of a breakup š
After ending a nearly five-year relationship, I couldnāt handle the blow
I resolutely decided to give up a high-paying and stable job to travel and clear my mind
At that time, I just wanted to clear my mind,
What I thought was: I want to be happy š I want to be happy š I want to be happy š
I never thought about traveling around the world
Back then, I just wanted to use travel to distract myself and numb the pain
Although it didnāt work immediately, thereās no denying that travel changed me
By the third year of traveling, I completely got over the shadow of the breakup
But, travel is addictive
Once you start on this path, you simply canāt stop
So after overcoming the breakup, I set a new goal for myself:
To visit 100 countries before turning 30 š
However, I donāt like ticking off places on a checklist
Whenever I go somewhere, I stay for a long time
To discover, to feel, to experience the local customs and culture
It took me a full 6 years to achieve this goal, finally reaching my 100th country on my world trip in the summer of 2023āMoldova š²š©
I remember when I told someone my goal, she said something really discouraging:
āWhy set that goal? Are you trying to die?ā
On the road, youāll realize you should never explain yourself to people like that
Different values donāt need to be forced to blend,
Someone without any goals isnāt worth your argument
Setting this goal was just to motivate myself to cherish and enjoy every day of travel, to look forward to the long years ahead
Itās encouragement, a direction, a spiritual pillar
Now travel is a normal part of life
And because of travel, I found the place where I want to live and settle long-termāSpain šŖšø. To achieve this new goal,
At almost 30, I returned to Spain to pursue a PhD
Though the process is tough, I enjoy it
None of our lives are fixed; anyone can take control and write their own life story. If you donāt try,
Youāll never know the infinite possibilities of your life
šŗšŗšŗ Here comes the most, most, most important question:
After traveling so many years, where does the money come from? How do I live?
Whatās the biggest difficulty? Have I ever encountered danger?
Language issues? Iāll save that for next time to share
ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø Limited words, Iāll stop here for now. Iām Zhou Mo, follow me, and letās see the world together. š§”š§”š§”