Okay, so first things first. What motivates you to hop on a plane and get the hell out of dodge? Well, there are plenty of reasons. I, for example, usually feel the need to experience a new place, meet amazing people, and eat and drink my face off in other countries when someone (usually a retard of a man) tramples all over my awesome heart. Lame, I know, but painfully honest. Love, running away from it or hoping to find it, can be just the push you need to get out there, stand at the top of the Eiffel Tower or hike the trail to Macchu Picchu and say, "I am fuc&ing awesome!" Each time I have left the country because of a broken heart I have come home more confident, content, and plain old happy. Besides, who needs a guy who doesn't appreciate you when you are clearly awesome enough to do what most folks are too afraid to even attempt? Pushing yourself to experience something unknown and challenging is an incredible way to clear your mind of everything that might be weighing you down: work, school, relationships, bratty kids, deep fried food. And this miraculous endeavour doesn't need to be some lengthy expedition into the middle of the Amazon or to the arctic temperatures of the North Pole. No. It can be a short 2 week trek to Guatemala or Panama (both countries are easy to get to, relatively safe, and really cheap.) Any unexplored location will most certainly do the trick. And who knows. You might just find Mr. Right on you trip to forget about Mr. Wrong. So what about you, loyal readers (if you exist yet)? What inspires you to explore the world?