In all fairness, my daughter may be a kid and an American but she is an amazing traveler. So here is a list of ways my daughter has impressed me:

1. She has lived for a week out of a very small carry-on suitcase and her school backpack.
2. She has dragged that baggage through airports, train stations, subway tunnels in two continents when she had never even been in an airport before.
3. She has kept up with two active adults, walking 8 to 10 miles a day. Often dragging the suitcases.
4. She has tried really really hard to eat new things and not react poorly to them.
5. She has been so open-minded and suddenly understands that the world is small, the media is not always accurate, and that cultural difference can be lovely.
6. She started the trip shy towards other language speakers and she’s opening up. She’s repeating phrases and trying to communicate. And I think she might be motivated to learn another language.
7. She has not complained. Even when exhausted and hungry.