1. On traveling: your priorities really come out when you travel. How you are as person really comes out. I think my favorite trips have never been about the destination but about the people I took the trips with and realizing that what we value out of life truly aligned.
2. On growing up: growing up is a lot about maturity and I think maturity is a lot about finding the right balance between selfishness and selflessness. I'm someone who cares a lot about how the people around me think about it and by extension strive really hard to be liked. Often times, I feel like I give a lot into friendships for fear that if I don't give anything I won't be able to receive any back. Still, giving too much can leave you with emotional deficit. Of course, I also have my selfish intentions when it comes to "being a good friend," so it's this duality that gets me all contemplative.
3. On friendship: sometimes you have expectations for friendships and for people that are unfair. These are real people with multiple facets that you can not possibly even try to know everything about even if you are close friends. Still, I think I have unrealistic expectations for people and become tragically turned-off by signs of moral weakness.
