Traveling is one of the best things you can do in life. Even though you’re abroad and doing all kinds of different activities, you shouldn’t forget your overall goals in life. Don’t allow your passions to subside and or put them on hold as you explore the world. You should still keep up with the things in your life that give you the most joy. This could be something to do with your career or it could just be something that you are really into. Learning while on the move is now easier than ever before, with online courses and fountains of knowledge at your disposal.
A thirst for history
History is one of the most popular subjects in universities and in general. Perhaps now in the modern age with different kind of tools such as video and animation, we can better understand things that shaped our nations. A company like The Great Courses Plus, has thousands upon thousands of lectures, articles, video explanations and more about countless topics in history. Many students use this company to help them revise and or learn more about their chosen subjects.
Learn on the go
Smartphones are little pocket computers that you can use to your educational advantage. There are plenty of brain training apps that you should download and use while traveling. It’s common to wait a lot when you are going from place-to-place such as at a train station or an airport. Apps that train and test your memory is very popular, but cognitive problem-solving apps are great too. They keep your mind fresh and thinking logically.
Hope to be a leader?
Right at this moment when you’re traveling you might be wondering when you will go back to the professional world. If you’re hoping to become a leader one day, you can still keep your leadership skills polished yet not have to be an office. Taking an online masters in leadership that is totally web-based, is something you can do to earn and or maintain modern business leadership skills. Effective leaders will have an attitude of helping others and meet the needs of the organization they work for. You’ll learn how to do this in the application of law and political environments.
Social commentary reading
When you’re far from home, you can feel distant from all the current events happening in your country. However modern media outlets have subscriptions which you can sign up to online. You’ll have access to all the latest content and commentary pieces. Keep yourself abreast of the various political, economical, and social events going on at home and around the world with a subscription to a newspaper or political magazine.
Traveling the world will open your eyes to many new things. Yet you will be far away from a professional or educational environment in the conventional sense. One day you will come back, so keep learning and educating yourself while on the move. Brain training apps on your phone are good sources for a mental challenge that keeps your cognitive skills sharp. However, you can also earn a high-level degree such as in business leadership, ready to be applied when you come home.
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