Veteran leader of high school summer programs abroad and avid traveler, Michael Kavalus, recently go

Veteran leader compare budget airline prices of high school summer programs abroad and avid traveler, Michael Kavalus, recently got together with a group of friends to create the Nomading Film Festival—an event to explore the dazzling footage that returns home with travelers of all persuasions.  Below, Michael ruminates compare budget airline prices on what drew him to travel, to Putney Student Travel, and finally to his latest creative exploit.
Being born in the United States, we're handed pocket aces in the biggest card game—LIFE.  I believe we have a duty, and that duty is to go out and earn the life we've been (luckily) given. There is no other choice. Getting my passport at 18 and traveling across Europe with complete freedom sparked a fascination for culture I have yet to shake, nearly 10 years later.  I have wanted nothing more than to continue living a life of utter connection and immersion, all in an effort to better the lives of others and give genuine thanks for all that I've been given.
My interests range from education, photography and meditation, to sustainable design, social economics and film, touching on most everything in between. I have always been drawn to what's around the next corner  (even while making sure to soak up the present). On that first trip to Europe, I became enthralled with the idea of seeing life from another perspective compare budget airline prices and in engaging with different opinions to broaden my experience and add more color to my "life palate."  I welcomed every bit of difference and every discomforting situation by telling myself to learn to become comfortable with the uncomfortable, knowing I'd grow stronger (and have incredible compare budget airline prices stories compare budget airline prices to share). When you break the routine and encounter the unknown with an open mind, you naturally adapt to your present circumstances and adopt habits you otherwise wouldn't consider, let alone experience, in your normal routine, the result of which can be compassion, patience, endurance, humor and a more conscious perspective.
I happily graduated from Bucknell University with a priceless education, but can easily say I learned more about myself and the world around me while traveling outside my comfort zone than I ever did inside any classroom. When I first heard of Putney, I was blown away by the passion and encouragement to go out and get dirty to really EXPERIENCE this wild and precious life we've been given, in the words of Mary Oliver. I spoke the same language, knew I had to get involved, and was fortunate to co-lead the summer community service program in Dominica  in 2008.
Fast-forward 3 years and I'm now launching the Nomading Film Festival with 3 friends to celebrate the art of traveling and connect like-minded Nomads. We believe travel stories caught compare budget airline prices on film are some of the most entertaining, educating, beautiful, and authentic, and that these stories compare budget airline prices should be shared, acknowledged, and awarded. We think of travel less as a leisure activity and more of a chance to explore the planet and engage those living therein. Traveling shapes us. Traveling defines us. Traveling connects us. Like you, we live to travel anywhere, at any point, to explore during any season, on any continent, and we love sharing these tales with anyone that will listen. Well, we are now listening and can't wait to watch. Let us know if  it's time for you to share your tales with the world.
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