Find a girl who travels. She’s out there reading the latest issue of a random travel magazine or sitting in a bookstore or library floor reading this book about David, the Namsan Tower, the Brandenburg Gate, or St. Basil’s. She’s scanning the pages with great interest, with her nose almost poking the pages. She probably wants to be transported to those places. You’re most likely right.
She’s the girl coming out from an embassy, stoked and thrilled to see her approved Visa. She might be absent-minded, thinking of how she’s going to pack all her things and to fix her itinerary. Don’t worry. Approach her. Tell her about this place you’ve always wanted to go to. She’ll gladly give you some food for thought. Ask her out to have some coffee. Encourage her to speak about her previous travels and her future ones. She’ll gladly tell you everything.
Ask her out again.
It’s easy to date a girl who travels. You don’t have to buy her tickets to Japan or to Spain, although if you do, she’ll gladly take it. How about taking her out on a spontaneous road trip to a beach where both of you can enjoy a relaxing swim? You can also watch a feel-good movie one rainy afternoon, something like Eat, Pray, Love, where she can gloriously praise about the beauty of Italy, India, and Indonesia. You can even watch Fast and Furious 5. She loves Brazil.
Fall in love with a girl who travels. She understands, respects, and believes in the importance of culture. Having been to the place where they come from, she treats people with admiration. She doesn’t see ill in anyone —- only the good. A girl who travels appreciates differences, because she knows that differences make everybody special. You are special.
Love a girl who travels. You’ll get into arguments most of the time. You might not hear from her for some days, since she’s probably in some place getting some peace of mind. Yet, just like her usual self, she’ll be coming back. The same way she finds comfort in going back home after days of traveling, she finds solace in being back in your arms. No one knows her as much as anyone else.
Marry a girl who travels. She might be awake at night surfing the Internet, with the browser on Lonely Planet or National Geographic Traveler. She might be wearing the same clothes three times in a week, but it’s a good thing. She’s saving up for your out-of-town wedding anniversary celebration. She might surprise you one day, with your suitcases ready and your approved leave of absence for work. She’ll take you to France and make you love each other more.
Grow old with a girl who travels. She’ll tell your children how beautiful the world is. She’ll tell them that despite all wars and all conflicts happening in the world, it is still a place to find happiness in. She’ll tell your grandchildren stories of the world in your time. And as you listen to her tell stories about the past, you find yourself going back to the time you met her. You’ll realize that the best journey in your life was having to meet such an intelligent and beautiful woman.
And she will look at you, smile, and realize the very same thing.
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