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Andrea TedeschiIE application

Travelling for me is..

Lhasa, Tibet – Potala Palace, door

You think you know what to expect, but you don’t know how it will actually be

No matter how prepared you areThe only way is just keeping the right spirit

And taking everything you can from every experience

a defined objective, but not just a single way to reach it.

Travelling for me is opening a close door and looking inside.

..but being ready to change everything and re-plan accordingly to any unforseen situation

Yangtze River – flooding

China/Nepal Border – landslide blocking the road

Travelling is planning every detail..

Southern Territories – Morocco. Camel path in Sahara desert

Southern Algeria – HMD AirportLombok - Indonesia

Because there are several ways to reach your objectives

Thailand – quay

And not always a path to follow

U.A.E. / Omani border – Desert

You might need to take a risk to get to the desired place

And try to avoid others..

Sri Lanka– Suspended bridge

Northern Nepal - bus

Madhya Pradesh, India – Jeep Safari

Especially unnecessary ones...

Shaanxi, China – pig’s brains

Singapore - zoo

Tibet – Mountain pass

Travelling is being prepared to go through uncertainties

Tibet – Mt. Everest National Nature Reserve

because the road to success is never easy..

Shanghai – Metro map

Morocco – Casbah

Mexico – Mountain trail

and sometimes you must solve the situation in the best possible way

Cambodia – Jungle trail

…some other times it is better if you rely on others..

Because travelling is also knowing different people, with different experiences and background,

being open to new ideas, and to new relations,

China - Yangtze river

Miami, U.S.A.

Berlin – me and KevinGili Travangan, Indonesia – Crab seekers Nha Trang, Vietnam

China – Great Wall

sharing with friends

Koh Samui, Thailand

Lhasa – Beijing train, China

..and with people you meet along the way

Understanding their way to cope with life and to view situations differently than you do

La Habana, Cuba

Sri Lanka - fisherman

Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka – tea plantation

Cambodia - farm

And how they keep control in different situations

Quinghai, China – policeman saluting the train

Travelling is understanding that there can be different conditions

Tibet – Shigatse

And that reality can be more complex than how it initially appears

Bankgok, Thailand

Because things can be more if you make the effort to look further.

Petra, Jordan

Tibet – Mountain pass

Doha, Qatar

This allows you to reconsider things that too often are taken for granted

Tibetan plateau – scarce oxigen on Beijing – Lhasa train

Nepal, Pokhara - Electricity CablesNepal, Khatmandu – waste

..to exchange cultures....and to be ready to

new experiences.

Bali, Indonesia – Traditional dancer

Xian, China – Vitruvian man

Beijing, China – local market

There can be spiritual needs

Khatmandu, Nepal Sri Lanka

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Lisboa, Portugal

and materialistic ones.

Singapore – Marina Bay

Bali, Indonesia – Beach banquet

Dubai, U.A.E. – Gold souk

Travelling is understanding that there are different standard of services

Lhasa, Tibet – Dentist shop

..and products..

China – street market

Tibet – butcher Doha, Qatar – Spice shop Hong Kong – Traditional chemist

Sichuan – tea

And that some of the consumers’ needs are global, but they can be satisfied so differently locally.

Thailand – floating market

Tibet – talismans

Thailand – Gas station

Southern India – Vegetables stall

Travelling demonstrates that even the hardest tasks can be achieved

by enjoying them..

Morocco - Sahara Desert

Tibet – Drepung Monastery

Sri Lanka - Fishing

Italy - Dolomites

And reminds you that no ambitions are too high if you commit enough to achieve them..

Tibet – Mount Everest base camp, 5240 mt.

Because the world is a great place, and you never have to stop looking forward

Jordan - sunset on the dead sea

Andrea TedeschiIE application,

Express YourselfOctober 2013

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