Ten Years a Nomad Quotes

“Almost every day, life gives me a little hint of where I need to go next—“Hey, try going that way!” And more and more, I’ve learned to keep my ears open to that whispered hint, and to stop protesting, “But my plans!”
― Matthew Kepnes, Ten Years a Nomad: A Traveler's Journey Home

“Because it is only when you submit to the world you hope to see that you can truly be present for the experiences you’ve so long dreamed about. Plans shouldn’t be a security blanket—they should be a means to an end. And for me, that end has always been adventure.”
― Matthew Kepnes, Ten Years a Nomad: A Traveler's Journey Home

“The idea that came into my head wasn’t as new as it was when it came into Petrarch’s, but it still felt like a discovery to me: you can—you should—travel for no reason at all.”
― Matthew Kepnes, Ten Years a Nomad: A Traveler's Journey Home

“Awakening to the idea that you belong somewhere else is a recipe for wanderlust. It’s also how you become really crappy at your job and look for ways to get the hell out of there as soon as you can.”
― Matthew Kepnes, Ten Years a Nomad: A Traveler's Journey Home

“crafting a new one. The unfamiliarity of travel jolts you out of your familiar patterns. Who we are on the road is different from who we are at home. I don’t know if who we are on the road is closer to our real self than who we are at home—having changed so much in my life, I’m not sure if the idea of a real self is all that useful, honestly. But I can say that being on the road gave me the opportunity to stop faking confidence and start building it; to stop acting like a new person and to start becoming one.”
― Matthew Kepnes, Ten Years a Nomad: A Traveler's Journey Home

“He who is outside his door has the hardest part of the journey behind him. —FLEMISH PROVERB”
― Matthew Kepnes, Ten Years a Nomad: A Traveler's Journey Home

“That’s the way I wanted to travel. The travelers I met showed me you don’t have to be rich to get on a budget airline and go. You just need the same desire that Petrarch experienced: the desire to take in the view, to see just how much this wide world has to offer.”
― Matthew Kepnes, Ten Years a Nomad: A Traveler's Journey Home