THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST

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Michelle Legge - 3 years 'leggin it' on a motorcycle through Europe

Michele Legge and her husband Ron are a West Australian couple in their 50s who decided not to wait until they retired to have a big travel adventure.

They spent 3 years motorbiking couch surfing house sitting and slow travelling around Europe. Michele welcome to the show and thank you for joining me.

Slow traveling with only 9kg lead and taking time to do the things you enjoy.

About Michele

Michele Legge and her husband Ron are a West Australian couple in their 50s who decided not to wait until they retired to have a big travel adventure.

They spent 3 years motorbiking couch surfing house sitting and slow travelling around Europe.

“I dont feel guilty just sitting and drinking coffee and doing whatever!”

— Michele Legge

When coming home...

Emotions Michele faced - Suffered with the idea of consumerism as she only travelled with 9kg. Realised she didn't need all this 'stuff.'
What had changed - Not much really Michele realised how important her female friendships were.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

Don't spent your life asking 'what if.'
Life is short so don't take your health for granted.
No adventure is better than any other.

Advise to herself for returning home - Things will sort themselves out. Tears won't change anything.

“You cant get time back and its important to take time to do the things you really like doing.”

— Michele Legge

Mindset - Why its important for travellers.

Mindset is a ‘way of thinking’ and opinions. This way of thinking predetermines your response to and interpretation of situations. How you perceive things.Travelling exposes you to an extensive array situations, people and circumstances that helps you to broaden your way of thinking and approach life with a more open mindset.

Make a choice to achieve something, commit and stay consistent and manifest your success by focussing on your mind.

“Change the way you look at things and the way you look at things change.”

— Wayne Dyer

What is Mindset?

Mindset is a ‘way of thinking’ and opinions. This way of thinking predetermines your response to and interpretation of situations. How you perceive things.

Travelling exposes you to an extensive array situations, people and circumstances that helps you to broaden your way of thinking and approach life with a more open mindset.

Upon returning home its easy to see how much you have changed as many of those around you still have a similar mindset to your old one.

But it can also be difficult if you experience the reverse culture shock, to build a mindset that really supports you through the transition and thats what Im going to be talking about today.

3 steps to creating your mindset

Make a choice of achieve something (a goal) and get clear about what that looks like for you.
Commit and stay consistent.
Manifest your success by focusing your mind.

Dylan Bennett - A passion for languages and addiction to culture shock.

Dylan Bennett was born in Darwin, Australia he has a passion for languages and an addiction to culture shock. He graduated as a teacher because it gave him the best chance possible to travel, have since taught in Indonesia, Spain and China.

After finishing university in Lombok Indonesia and after a year teaching in Australia, spent the next 5 years moving every year; Murcia, Madrid, Darwin, Shanghai and now currently in Melbourne.

Living and working in Spain, following love back home to Australia, moving to Shanghai and back to Australia again.

About Dylan

After finishing university in Lombok Indonesia and after a year teaching in Australia, spent the next 5 years moving every year; Murcia, Madrid, Darwin, Shanghai and now currently in Melbourne.

“Surround yourself with like minded globally aware people.”

— Dylan Bennett

When coming home...

Emotions Dylan faced - saw that there were parts his country/culture was not as great as he remembered. "took of the rose coloured glasses!" Felt bored.
Biggest Stress - Pressure to meet to social norms, feeling like an outsider in his friendship group.
How Dylan supported himself - Focusing on the next exciting chapter and getting back into a good routine.
How did his mindset change - Over emphasise the closing off of his adventure.
Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

The world in bigger than your home country.
Getting past the surface level of countries when you immerse yourself by living in that country.

Advise to himself for returning home - Dont get so caught up in "not fitting in anymore." There are groups of other people that you WILL relate to.

“Dont get so caught up in not fitting in anymore.”

— Dylan Bennett

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Michael Huxley - Travelling the world as a nurse, author and travel blogger.

Today on the show, I am speaking with Michael Huxley. He is the founder of Bemused Backpacker a UK travel blog he has spent several years abroad travelling to over 100 different countries.

He is a published author, a qualified nurse and a world adventure.

Travelling to over 100 countries, Mike has been able to create a life exactly how he imagined.

About Mike

Today on the show, I am speaking with Michael Huxley. He is the founder of Bemused Backpacker a UK travel blog he has spent several years abroad travelling to over 100 different countries.

He is a published author, a qualified nurse and a world adventure.

“You go back to your old life and you cant really relate to it anymore. You start to feel alienated from the place you called home.”

— Mike Huxley

When coming home...

Emotions Mike faced - Alienated and like he didn't fit in.
What had changed - He didn't related to his friends anymore. He didn't want to follow the same path that most of society does.
Biggest Stress - The pressure to conform and settle down, especially from his parents.
How Mike supported himself - Thinking about the end game and what he really wanted and then started working towards that.
How did his mindset change - Selfish and focused on what he wanted to do.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

You can have it all - you can have both a career and travel the world.
Wherever you go - people are the same, everyone wants the same thing.
The world is an amazing, safe and easy place to travel. Let go of the negativity that others portray.

Advise to himself for returning home - Always remeber that buying a plane ticket is very easy and there is always another place to travel to.

“Travel is not just something I do away from my ‘normal’ life, it is a part of my normal life.”

— Mike Huxley

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“Its your life, you can live it exactly how you want to live it, you’ve just got to go out and find a way to do that.”

— Mike Huxley

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What emotions you will face when returning from long term travel.

The top 6 emotions people face when experiencing Reverse Culture Shock. Unease, unsettled and sadness, empty, Excited and happy, Lost, trapped, confused, At first it's nice to catch up with friends and family, Dull and boring, flat, mundane.

The top 6 emotions people face when experiencing Reverse Culture Shock.

Top emotions you can expect to face

Unease, unsettled and sadness, empty
Excited and happy
Lost, trapped, confused
At first it's nice to catch up with friends and family
Dull and boring, flat, mundane

Tips to work through these emotions.

Unease, unsettled and sadness, empty.

Tip: journal write about this, talk to those close to you, seek help, other things you can do.

Excited and happy.

Tip: embrace this feeling and emotions and really step into it. Start to find a focus that makes you want to get up for every day career, project, hobby, relationship, lifestyle.

Lost, trapped, confused.

Tip: determine where this feeling is coming from may be through Journal write, meditation, turn inwards for answers. What area of your life do you feel this way career, finance, relationships, health.

At first it's nice to catch up with friends and family.

Tip: don’t let this be the only place. Meet them where they are at and don’t expect that everyone will relate and understand your experience. Be interested in what they have been doing in their life whilst you have been away.

Tip: know that some relationships will change, continue to seek new relationships and friendships with like minded people, it is something you would have done on your time abroad so keep embracing it. Know that you too have changed a great deal so some relationships will change. It’s ok to let go of relationships that no longer serve you.

Dull and boring, flat, mundane

Tip: find a focus, seek newness in your own home, how can you bring inspirations from your travels into your home life, adventure every day.

Rocio Cadena - A travel writer from Mexico now living in South Korea

Rocio is a Mexican-American writer and editor based in South Korea. She writes about all types and elements of culture, in-depth social issues, lifestyle and travel.

She grew up in Mexico and at the age of 11 moved to Chicago. She spent a semester abroad studying in Italy at universe and has returned to Chicago on a several occasions but now calls South Korea home.

Travel writer and english teacher, Rocio was born in Mexico, grew up in the U.S., studied in Italy and now lives in South Korea.

About Rocia

Rocio is a Mexican-American writer and editor based in South Korea. She writes about all types and elements of culture, in-depth social issues, lifestyle and travel.

“Just because our friendship has transitioned into something new it does not take away from the beautiful memories we have made already.”

— Rocio Cadena

When coming home...

Emotions Rocio faced - going to an alternate reality that she had left behind. Disorienting. Comforting as if she hadn't missed out on anything.
What had changed - Not much it seemed as though her friends were still doing the same things.
How Rocio supported herself - Kept in contact with friends from Korea, learned that relationships and friendships changed.
How did her mindset change - Nothing is good or bad its just the value we assign to it.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

Adaptable and Flexible.
Outlook and attitude and how we choose to handle things.
Be vulnerable and open with ourselves and others.

Advise to herself for returning home - Don't resist what arrises, feelings or thoughts, just feel them. Challenges are good, dont run away from these times, lean into them and you will grow and evolve.

“Its so important to be open and share whatever we are going through, especially if we are going through a difficult patch because people are happy to help as long as we let them know.”

— Rocio Cadena