Stamped into your Memory Forever

First impressions matter.

And first impressions remain most of the time.

That’s what we carry, and that is normally what we remember of a person, place, thing, object, or scene.

We form a mental image of what we have just observed, even if the accuracy may vary depending on the individual observer and the target being observed.

Every time we travel, meet, experience, or contact someone or something new, we keep a certain idea of it or them. For some, that first idea or impression does not go away, change, or get forgotten but may be stamped in our memory forever.

However, when you change your coordinates, whatever first impressions will be instilled by your mentality of what to expect: the place, the people, what life is like or about, what you think you are going to find or not; no one ever prepares you for that very first moment, the impact an unfamiliar place brings.

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Your mind and all your senses are on the alert. Your time is becoming a memory. The adventurer in you is being awakened, and your creativity and initiative self are all being stimulated. No Lonely Planet, National Geographic, or media can fully prepare you for the actual sights and scenes.

You are literally there, and feeling, touching, smelling, seeing, and living are all becoming part of a whole new experience.

Every place, country, or continent is different in one way or another: general behaviour, natural environment, language, and ways of doing things.

In my opinion, if you are a visitor to a place near or far, instead of criticising their ways – just because back home it’s done differently – learn to integrate and adapt.

Understand and appreciate the dissimilarities and contrasts, the variations and distinctions, whether you just moved, migrated, shifted, or for any of the thousands of reasons you find yourself in that place; Beyond your Threshold…into self-discovery

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