WHY?

Ok.

I asked the question why. Why are we doing this? Travelling around the world for a year?

Because it broadens and expands our horizons. Allows us to experience the world. See how other cultures live.

In a way, being away like we are is a huge challenge. And different to travelling abroad and working in a country, and living in that culture, experience that way of life (which we'd love to do after this 'reconnaiscence'.

We've had to adjust to each other's ideas and ideals about travelling and what we expect and want out of this trip.

We've also had to adjust to each other's nuiances and habits as well. We're together 24/7 and this can be a challenge for couples. So far, we've been very fortunate to be able to accomodate each other's wishes and needs and have been flexible enough to be able to be sensitive to the other.

It could be quite a test of a relationship. And it has been. We've negotiated our differences from the outset. Constantly reevaluating our relationship and how we manage things. Each time a new challenge arises we're able to talk and discuss it and compromise. Which has been good.

Funny how the little things become important when you're travelling. Like laundry, food, sleep, what to see, what not to see, where to travel next, what to miss out and what to include. Even thing like reading and internet use have to be negotiated with each other. What happens when one wants to read, and the other wants the light off?

We've had to adapt to being in confined spaces together, all the time. On buses, trains, in hotel rooms, on tours. And adjusting to not having friends and family to discuss issues with and mull things over with.

I am very aware that not one person can have all the qualities that we need, that we have friends of all types of personalities that 'give' us the things we 'need' to grown as people.

We've had to rely on each other and to know when the other needs space as well.

As time goes on, and as we're travelling together on this journey, i'm still constantly amazed that two people can spend so much time together, and yet in that togetherness, know when to be apart.

It's a good feeling.

But as to the 'why' of this adventure...

I thought i had the answer to that when we started..and yet, now as we're only a quarter of the way through, i'm reassessing..and asking myself a new why....

Why indeed.

I'll have to think some more about that question!

But! I think the real answer to why we're doing this trip is...

Because we want to!

What better answer could there be than that.

:-)

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