1000 Days of Summer: How I traveled the world with almost no money

by Tomislav Perko

“This is the most important part of traveling. The people. It’s nice to see a foreign country, the wonders of nature, learn something about the history and another culture, but the times spent with people and talking to them are the most precious moments. The moments of letting yourself indulge in a complete stranger’s hospitality. Seeing that people’s generosity is universal, that we’re all the same, no matter how hard we try to emphasize the differences between nations and cultures.”

“They didn’t know what to say. In the end, I just told them that I love them and care about their happiness, but that even though they have a lot more life experience than me, they need to respect my choices and not judge them. I don’t know why some people feel the need to interfere in other people’s lives and lecture them about how they should live. Imagine what it would be like if I went from one office to another, from company to company, telling everyone how stupid and pointless it is to stare at a computer for eight hours every day. People would think I’m crazy, and tell me to mind my own business. But they’re doing exactly the same thing when they tell me how I should live my life. We just need to agree to disagree, and that way we can all live our lives whatever way we want to.”

Happiness is only real when shared.

Three steps to create a happy and fulfilled life: 1. Find out what you love to do. 2. Do what you don’t like to get to what you do. 3. Find out how the world could benefit from your work.