People always talk about the “7 year itch”， when youve been with someone for 7 years and you start to get sick of one another！Well， lucky for us we dont have that problem， but we have another kind of problem—the 7 month itch. Weve sat still now for 7 months and our travel itch has definitely come back. Its just waiting to be scratched2！For those of you who dont know what this“itch” is， its the feeling a traveller gets when theyve sat still for too long， when they know theres so much more to be seen and done. They are getting antsy3 and ready to move on， to pack their backpacks and explore more of the beautiful world.

人們總是談?wù)摗捌吣曛W”，意思是說當(dāng)你和某人在一起已經(jīng)有七年了，你們會(huì)開始互相厭惡！幸運(yùn)的是，我們沒有這個(gè)問題，但我們還有另一個(gè)問題——七月之癢。我們已經(jīng)枯坐家中七個(gè)月，我們的“旅游癢”肯定回來了，只是還等著被撓一撓！為那些不知道這個(gè)“癢”是什么的人解釋一下，這個(gè)“癢”是指的當(dāng)旅行者們停留得太久，覺得還有更多可以看和可以做的事情時(shí)的一種感覺。他們越來越坐立不安，準(zhǔn)備繼續(xù)前進(jìn)，整理好背包去更多地探索這個(gè)美麗世界。

In fact， travelling can not only help realize your ideas of what you want to do， but it can also introduce you to passions of life or bring to light something you never realized you loved.

事實(shí)上，旅行不僅可以幫助你認(rèn)清你想去做什么，也可以讓你找到生活的激情或發(fā)掘一些你從未意識到的愛好。

Josh Gaston， a 31 year old graduate student， is currently pursuing a Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages—something he likely never would have done had he not traveled after graduation. Josh also spent a year in China， “Because I didnt really know what I wanted to do after graduating. But while I was there， I found that I really enjoyed teaching.” he said. He also discovered another passion4： traveling. After a year in China， he went to Chile and then Korea， and then Southeast Asia and Australia. Over the course of about four and a half years， Josh taught， worked， and backpacked all over the world. “If I hadnt decided to go to China and then to Chile， Im not sure what I would be doing today.” he said.

喬什·加斯頓是位31歲的研究生，目前正在攻讀英語教學(xué)的碩士學(xué)位——如果不是因?yàn)樗厴I(yè)后的旅行，這很可能是他永遠(yuǎn)不可能去做的事。

喬什在中國呆了一年的時(shí)間，他說：“這是因?yàn)槲艺娴牟恢喇厴I(yè)后我想做什么。但我在那里發(fā)現(xiàn)我真的很喜歡教學(xué)”。他還發(fā)現(xiàn)了另一種激情：旅行。在中國一年后，他去了智利，韓國，然后是東南亞和澳大利亞。在這四年半的時(shí)間里，喬什一邊教書，一邊工作，同時(shí)游遍世界各地。“如果我沒有決定去中國，然后去智利，我不知道我現(xiàn)在會(huì)在做什么”，他說。

Its also such a great learning experience seeing the world through the eyes of different cultures and people. Its important to develop an appreciation for the world is to give you a larger perspective. You can certainly live， succeed and spending time immersed in a different culture or cultures. It can affect every aspect of your life， from how you treat others， to how you view the world， and even how you treat yourself—Its an intangible5 and immeasurable6 gift.

通過不同的文化和人的視角看世界也是很棒的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。通過欣賞世界來開拓視野是很重要的。你可以生活，獲得成功，花時(shí)間沉浸在不同的文化中。它可以影響你的生活的每個(gè)方面，從你如何對待他人，到你如何看待這個(gè)世界，甚至如何對待自己——這是個(gè)無形的難以估量的禮物。

Youll learn independence. Regardless of how independent you may be now， or have been since childhood， travelling builds on and cultivates that independence in a whole new way. When youre separated from home， youre forced to learn to take care of yourself and learn how to live in ways you never thought possible. And you dont have to go to a place where your mother tongue is a foreign language to gain that independence. When you are travelling， you are pushed out of your comfort zone7 and forced to talk with strangers. Sometimes this leads to meeting the most amazing people you may ever meet in your life.

你會(huì)學(xué)會(huì)獨(dú)立。不管你現(xiàn)在還是從童年開始到現(xiàn)在就是多么獨(dú)立，旅行都會(huì)以一種全新的方式建立和培養(yǎng)這種獨(dú)立性。當(dāng)你離開家的時(shí)候，你不得不學(xué)會(huì)照顧自己，學(xué)習(xí)如何以你從未想過的方式生存。你不必去一個(gè)說著陌生的語言的地方去培養(yǎng)獨(dú)立性。當(dāng)你旅行時(shí)，你被推出了你的舒適區(qū)，被迫與陌生人交談。有時(shí)這會(huì)讓你遇見你一生中遇到的最了不起的人。

Whether you backpack， or visit a few places as a tourist， or spending some time outside your country will undoubtedly8 further your self discovery in ways you never knew. Its amazing what travelling teaches you about yourself. Youll learn more about your strengths and weaknesses， likes and dislikes. Youll push yourself to do things you never imagined and those things will make you a stronger， smarter， kinder， more well rounded person. You can learn you could withstand a lot and that you could survive on your own. When you are on your own， lost， carrying your luggage in the heat， and have no cell phone to communicate， you learn very quickly that you can sit on the sidewalk and cry about it， or pick yourself up and handle it.

無論你是背包旅行，還是作為旅游者參觀一些地方，或是在國外呆上一段時(shí)間，無疑都會(huì)讓你以前所未有的方式發(fā)現(xiàn)自我。旅行能告訴你關(guān)于你自己的事情多得令人驚異。你會(huì)更多地了解到自己的長處和短處，以及喜好。旅行會(huì)促使你去做自己從來沒有想象過的事情，那些事情會(huì)讓你成為一個(gè)更強(qiáng)大、更聰明、更善良、更全面的人。你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你可以承受很多，你可以靠自己生存。當(dāng)你獨(dú)自一人，迷路了，在酷熱中拖著行李，沒有手機(jī)聯(lián)系時(shí)，你很快就能明白，你要么坐在人行道上為此哭泣，要么自己動(dòng)手解決。

Travelling is one of those experiences that will likely change you for life. Go meet amazing people and the colorful world. Create a life experience for yourself that you cant explain to anyone except those who have also done it. Travel！Do it！Do not think twice！

旅行是可能會(huì)改變你一生的經(jīng)歷之一。去邂逅了不起的人們和多姿多彩的世界吧。去創(chuàng)造一種只有同樣體驗(yàn)過的人才能理解的人生經(jīng)歷吧。旅行去吧！動(dòng)身吧！不要猶豫！