Traveling has given me culture, knowledge, experience, and "backstage" facts to a country or even just mannerisms. It has affected me to make me brighter, smarter, more knowledgeable, stronger, more confident, and more efficient in my works.

I love history and geography as much as I love scouring Google+. One of my friends' family is from Cyprus.

Her mum said, "Oh, I'm from Cyprus, so we're visiting next week."

To her surprise, I replied, "Wow, cool! The only country with a split capital, Nicosia. Also, my birthday's on the independence date of Cyprus. Did you know?"

She replied, "Wow. Most people don't even know what Cyprus is!"

It's wonderful, having a world map in my room and being able to connect to politics and geographical changes on such a "personal" level.

It's amazing, too, to get to go to the countries I have wondered about and searched up. I'm going to Italy soon, and it's going to be absolutely wonderful since I already know so much "backstage" info that's not on the guidebooks.

It's actually beautiful.

It's amazing, travel.

As I write this one last piece before heading to Hershey Park, in Pennsylvania, and then heading to Italy, I'm thinking...

I can't wait for my next adventure.

I have officially been on holidays this past two and a half weeks, but now I’m home safe and sound. So, I thought this would be a fantastic time to write a post about my travels. I have ventured through several cities, spanning two countries as part of my journey and now that that I’m snuggled back in my comfort zone, I feel like sharing…

It’s been difficult not to notice the dynamics of all the different groups of people that I’ve seen. Regardless of how random or public the interactions have been with all these diverse people, families and strangers- the children were consistently similar somehow.

I saw quite a few kids of different shapes, colors and backgrounds. I passed by kids with brown hair, blonde hair and no hair. I’ve glanced at kids with one parent, two parents, babysitters and nannies. I’ve witnessed kids smiling, laughing, crying and yelling. What I think is particularly interesting though, about all these different kids, is that they all seemed so very similar! They had that same cute miniature-people way about them that radiates innocence and enthusiasm. Even the yellers I’ve seen have yelled with zeal!

Universally, kids have this awesome ability to restore the feeling of hope and promise about everything in life. Just look at their cherub-y little faces and you can always manage to see a brightness or glow that tends to be hidden in adults. Kids everywhere hold a unique energy within themselves and only the few of us who notice it can feel this energy.

As I passed through the small towns in my travels, I saw many different types of children- some on holidays too and some local children who were just going about their daily life. If I happened to make eye contact with any of these kids, I could instantly feel an energy being transmitted from them to me. It starts as a little tickle in the belly and then spreads throughout the body. At this point, I would stop for a minutes to catch my breath and then just enjoy the happy energy that had passed through me. Better than any Starbucks drink, kid energy is consistently a rush to be enjoyed!

The only rule one must follow after attaining this little gift from children is to always, always, always pay it forward to someone else for them to enjoy-preferably to a child that has lost this feeling or could use a little happiness in their life!

Next time you casually pass by a child…notice the light they hold within, notice the excitement and happiness that radiates from their face. Most of all, notice how they are noticing you…smile at them-it will make their day! Happy Travels!