Travel Abroad in Your 20s! A Thorough Explanation of Why Self-Investment in Travel is Necessary

"I don't have time." "I don't have money."
——It is precisely you who thinks this way that I want to get a passport right now andhead abroad!

Hello! risu🐿️ here. In this article, I will thoroughly explain

why you should travel abroad while you are young, from the perspective of "self-investment."
Once you know how much
great value traveling in your 20s can create for your future, you'll want to start looking for flight tickets right away.

Introduction: Why is "traveling while young" important?

"Go through hardships while you are young, even if you have to buy them." There is a saying that goes like this. This also applies to traveling abroad.

Experiencing travel abroad while you are young, in your 20s or 30s, is not just "play" or "luxury," but the best investment in your future self.
Once you become a working professional, it becomes harder to take time off, and you may find yourself less free due to family circumstances. While you are young, you should invest your time and energy into overseas experiences♪

1. High absorption capacity and broadened values

Your teens to early 20s is a period when you are flexible and easily accept change. By encountering different cultures and values, your way of thinking and living will be "shaken" in a good way, and your perspective will broaden significantly.

→ Before you become an adult, there are many things you can feel precisely because you are ignorant.

2. Language skills and communication skills naturally improve

During travel, you will have more opportunities to use real English (or the local language) through conversations with locals and handling troubles. Unlike studying at a desk, language skills learned in a "situation where you need to use it" are easier to retain and more practical. Furthermore, even if you don't speak the language, your "

communication ability" to try to convey your message will naturally be honed. → You are less afraid of failure when you are young! Let's take on challenges and experience failure too.

Language acquisition is also likely faster when you are young.

3. Self-esteem and initiative are acquired

Troubles and happenings are part of your first trip abroad. But the sense of accomplishment when you overcome them is exceptional. By accumulating small success experiences, it leads to the confidence that "I can do it too."

This confidence becomes a major driving force for "the next challenge," such as finding a job, changing careers, or starting a business. →

Self-esteem, which Japanese people often lack. Knowing how hard you can try and what you can do will raise your self-esteem.

4. Strengthening problem-solving skills

Unexpected troubles are common abroad. Vehicle delays, booking mix-ups, situations where you don't speak the language... By dealing with these problems on your own, your flexible problem-solving skills will be honed. This experience will be very useful in your work and life after returning home.

→ Even if trouble occurs, you will be able to respond flexibly. It's natural to have small troubles! You will start to enjoy how to overcome them♪

5. Expanding Your Network

Interacting with people from various countries you meet while traveling becomes a lifelong asset. With the development of SNS it is an era where it is easy to maintain relationships even after returning home. The possibilities of becoming business partners or meeting again in the future also expand.

→ It gets harder to make new connections and friends after becoming a working adult, doesn't it? Having friends who grew up in different countries also increases your perspective on things.
I am still connected with friends from my study abroad days. We have a relationship where we invite each other to weddings! They always contact me when they come to visit Japan ☺️👏

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6. Travel is the "Best Self-Investment"

Just like books and seminars, traveling abroad is a valuable "self-investment".
• You can encounter new values
• You can acquire an international perspective
• You can learn to see yourself objectively

The "inner growth" gained by traveling becomes a lifelong asset.It may be a temporary expense financially, but the return is immeasurable.

7. The Positive Impact of Overseas Travel on Future Careers

In this modern age where corporate globalization is progressing, overseas experience is a major advantage when job hunting or changing jobs.

By experiencing not just sightseeing, but language study abroad, working holidays, or volunteer activities, it becomes a unique strength you can write on your resume.

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Summary: Overseas travel in your 20s is the best gift for the future

The phrase "Go travel abroad while you are young!" is by no means an exaggeration.

Now is the time when you have the time, physical strength, and flexibility, so you should jump out into the world and gain real experience.
That will surely become an invaluable self-investment for your future self.

To you who are taking the first step to go on a trip

For those who haven't decided on a destination or are anxious about their first time abroad please also refer to this article

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I hope this article encourages you to find your "reason to travel".
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