“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
- Mark Twain
What is this '30 by 30' business?
To visit 30 countries by the time I'm 30 years old.
Why are you doing this?
When I completed my undergrad in late-2011, I decided to backpack around South-East Asia with a close college friend. I had never travelled overseas other than those two times I visit family members in China with my parents.
Needless to say, it was an eye-opener...
It wasn't just the beauty of the lands but the uniqueness of culture, the delightfulness of food, and the difference in political culture.
It opened my mind and my interest into geopolitics, policy and a thirst to know more.
How many so far?
30! Done!
I arrived in Canada in May 2018 - my new home and 30th country.
To visit 30 countries by the time I'm 30 years old.
Why are you doing this?
When I completed my undergrad in late-2011, I decided to backpack around South-East Asia with a close college friend. I had never travelled overseas other than those two times I visit family members in China with my parents.
Needless to say, it was an eye-opener...
It wasn't just the beauty of the lands but the uniqueness of culture, the delightfulness of food, and the difference in political culture.
It opened my mind and my interest into geopolitics, policy and a thirst to know more.
How many so far?
30! Done!
I arrived in Canada in May 2018 - my new home and 30th country.