Don't Travel Light

We have wanderlust. We fill back packs with the lightest jackets we can find. We bring one pair of pants that can zip off to be shorts. Everything is water proof and can be folded into a ball the size of my fist. In fact, we wear the same clothes practically every day. We are extremely gross when we get home; greasy hair, dirt under our fingernails, stains on our shirts. But, I promise, we don't travel light. Exploring the world is not about what you bring there, but what you bring home. I have enough memories to fill an ocean four times. I bring home smells and happy smiles and beautiful places. I return home with so much that sometimes I forget some of the most important events. In the end, remembering the epic Colosseum will overshadow the shirt, the socks, or shoes you were wearing. So pack little but don't travel light.