Go to Europe and come home healthier than you arrived . . . So far in my life, I’ve been lucky enough to travel to Europe three times, and to host students from Australia twice while I was in high school. I’ve visited Canada and 11 states outside of Washington, where I live. These experiences have taught me how travel can improve your health.
It’s a Large World
All of this travel has humbled me. I feel so blessed to have had these opportunities in my lifetime and I truly think that seeing more of the world has helped me to better understand just how huge this world of ours is.
I’ve also seen how differently we live, here in the US.
It seems to me, that around the world people generally live much more active lives and eat smaller portions of more natural foods.
How Travel Can Improve Your Health: Italy
In Italy, pasta is a side dish to meat and vegetables, not a main dish
Norway
In Norway, a special occasion is celebrated with a simple cake frosted with whipped cream and berries, not extra-sugary frosting
Australia
In Australia, the largest size drinks at Starbucks are the same size as the smallest in the US.
France
In France, a platter of a variety of cheeses may be passed around after dinner for everyone to taste, not to enjoy as an entire new meal
Greece
In Greece, no one hesitates to wear a bikini, no matter their size, and every beach is a nude beach
How Travel Can Improve Your Health
Having the opportunity to see ways in which other cultures approach their food choices is eye-opening. Personally, it made me want to change my everyday choices.
If you ever have the chance to visit a foreign country, don’t hesitate, jump on the opportunity to see for yourself how travel can improve your health! Observe the way that other cultures approach life, fitness & nutrition. Join in, ask questions, change your perspective!
If you’ve traveled internationally before, send me an email! Have you made similar observations? Was your experience entirely different?
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