Why I don't need a grad trip

1. Desire for long term entertainment and purpose

One trip is too short. I would just start thinking when it was going to end and then I would be back where I was.
This indicates underlying issue of not having found a goal in some field, particularly career. I want to figure that out first.

However, if I did find the prefect career match, I would not be procrastinating or resting. I would directly run at it until I got there and satisfied. It would be both work and play.

Personally, I can be a very in-the-moment person, but years of studying and working under deadlines has driven me towards being goal-oriented. I have realized that both being in the moment and on a schedule are really one and the same. That means I don't have to unwind as long as what I do is immensely engaging.

2. The Carrot & The Stick
The carrot and the stick limits people within a system, or culture. It's not good or bad, it just limits human potential. If the trip is deliberately a carrot, I don't want it.


3. Purpose
What is it about a graduation that makes it a purpose?

I usually like trips centered around a main objective. Like studying a course, or climbing a beautiful mountain, or seeing Alaska. But just going out and being a consumer isn't a valid reason to me. I could go to nearby Shenzhen for a day and that would fit the bill too.

Granted, we need to unwind sometimes. I like traveling. It opens me up to new perspectives, new people, new things and let's me experience just how great the world is. The "I know what's happening in Alaska at the moment feeling of connectedness.

4. Finance
And then there is money. To me, a graduation trip signifies that I have achieved a kind of independence.That I have not raised nor can spare the appropriate funds for the trip means that I am not  yet independent nor taking responsibility for the trip.

Having exhausted all arguments, I conclude that I simply don't feel like it.

So where do I want to go?

I'd like to go climb some mountains or explore some area. After mount kinabalu, I no longer felt satisfied with just sightseeing or the regular touristy stuff.Something taking tremendous effort was necessary to feel rewarding