Benefits of Traveling: Chadwick Blackwell

Chadwick Blackwell has been to many major United States cities due to his academic career that

requires him to attend workshops and lectures by his colleagues. It was only after these

experiences that he discovered the benefits of travel. Originally a man bent on attending schools

in his home state of Virginia, Chadwick Blackwell has since changed his colors and now raves

about the opportunities travel can introduce.

For one, you are immersed in a world that is unlike the one you are used to which causes the

mind to adapt and encourages creative thought and curiosity. Chadwick Blackwell declares

travel one of the best ways to get re-inspired after too much time living through the monotony of a daily routine. He says that after a trip, although physically a bit tired, he feels rejuvenated in the mind and ready to conquer the next academic challenge.

Chadwick Blackwell says it is important to realize the difference between “travel” and

“vacation.” “Travel” is the opportunity to understand alternate ways of life; this is what he goes

through on business trips. “Vacation” is simply an escape bent on relaxation, something

Chadwick Blackwell finds hard to do because his mind is always working on the next thing.

There has been one time in his past when Chadwick Blackwell found an amazing reason to

travel: it was during his time as a volunteer in Juneau, Alaska. While volunteering, Chadwick

Blackwell found the same source of energy he would experience later in life when traveling, an

energy that encouraged the unknown and ignited curiosity. However while his time in Alaska

was spent a bit more outdoors than his academic workshops were, Chadwick Blackwell learned

similar things about himself and the capabilities he had to continue bettering the education of

others’.