A year ago, I set off on my world trip, with no idea what this experience would lead to. It’s impossible for me to capture in a single blog post, the multiple ways that this journey has transformed me—I can however, reflect on how I arrived here, and share the two most significant insights that my travels have led me to so far.

I have a few travel goals, but ultimately, I am looking to grow as a person. I’m constantly doing this throughout all my travels, but I came across one country in particular, that just felt like life’s classroom—that country is Thailand. From Thai massage, to rock climbing high above the open ocean—I’ll be sharing with you 5 skills that I picked up in this country, which has expanded both the person I am, along with my perspective on life itself.

Before setting off for my around-the-world trip, I seldom ever became sick. Within weeks of arriving in South East Asia though, I had a terrible bout of food poisoning, and later averaged 1 sick day, for every 4 days of healthy travel. This is the story of how I dealt with pain and isolation, dropped 20 lb/10 kg of weight, and how I survived malaria.