Below are excerpts from Marek Brott’s winning essay for the Independent Travel portion of the 2017 Building A Better World Scholarship. Go here to find the 2017 BBW Winners.
Travel is a beautiful thing – “Travel is a beautiful thing. It opens the eyes of those who go and see new lands. Whether it be their own country or another, seeing a new place for the first time is always exciting. You wonder what the lives of those who live there are like, you wonder what it would be like to live there, and you admire the natural beauty of what is before you. Travel can change your point of view or at least how you see things in life.”
To make anyplace I set up my hat – “Traveling wakes people up, and makes them realize that their world, is not the whole world. It makes people realize that the world does not revolve around them, and that there is more to life than just living life on the sidelines. They can contribute and should contribute to make their home greater, and give their community pride. My goal for me, involving my community, is to make any place that I set up my hat to be full of life and a great place to be. I want to contribute and make a difference, wherever I go.”
All my heart and soul – “I would love with all my heart and soul to go to Montana. I have been to West Yellowstone, but that was only a sliver of Montana. I want to see all of one of the great states of the west. I want to go to Glacier National Park, ride horses at a dude ranch, visit cities like Bozeman, Billings, Missoula, Whitefish, Helena, and many more. I want to submerge myself into the culture of the people of Montana.”
Coming Home – “I think travel is great for the soul, but at the end of the day, nothing is better than coming home and taking your new memories back with you.”
Thanks Marek – have fun in Big Sky Country
