Word of the Day

Sunrise from the view of an airplane :)

wan-der-lust [won-der-lhust]

noun.

a strong, innate desire to rove, or travel about.

The hot sun, sounds of laughter, waking up at eleven and the clicking of video game controllers surround me everyday, telling me that summer is under way. Lounging about had become a daily routine for me mostly because it can be really hard to be productive when your body chooses to lay in bed all day, or bask under the radiant sun. 

For the past few weeks, I began to feel really nostalgic, I could easily look at a tree and feel as though I'm in America again, or look up at the sky, and feel like I'm at the beach - maybe in a country I've never even been to! I like to think of it as the world calling me and luring me to leave and never come back, to just keep going until I was satisfied. Don't get me wrong, I love where I am right now, it's home to me. But, I could never shake the feeling off, it just kept bugging me for days, then the days turned into weeks. I had to find out what this was, I just had to! I searched in vain, without any luck for the longest time. But then, a few hours ago, I watched a travel documentary called wanderlust. In this documentary, they travelled all over Italy enjoying the food, the tastes and the sounds. It was pretty interesting too, because the things they did and said were funny. In the middle of the video, a woman described the feeling of wanting and craving to travel as wanderlust, which provided the title, and then it struck me. That's it! That's the word I've been searching for! Wanderlust was EXACTLY what I've been feeling for the past weeks. Summer is calling out to me, asking me to have a taste of the different things the world has to offer and the different cultures I'm bound to experience. Someday, when I've accomplished what I want (and have the money), I'll set out to satisfy my craving. For now, I guess I'll just have to wait and be thankful for what I have right now.