Wanderlust

WANDERLUST 

Wanderlust is a term that I became acquainted with a few years back, reading a book in German class. Back then, I didnt quite understand it, because I had never felt it. I knew the meaning, in the dictionary it is defined as "A strong desire to travel: A man consumed by Wanderlust". The term is originally German, it is a loanword in
English. It is simple to translate the word, as wander means wandering in English and lust is the same word as english too. Lust is a strong desire, or impulse, and in this case it is to travel (wander).
I chose this word because to me it has gained meaning when I came to Brasilia. As my dad is a diplomat, we travel a lot to different countries to live there. But, this does not quite fulfill the needs of someone overcome with Wanderlust. It is rather focused on experiencing the unknown, and venturing out to places you have not been before. It is less temporary than moving somewhere. It has always been my dream to purchase a hot air balloon and travel through the world on this, not remaining put in one place for long. Although this dream can be considered silly and unrealistic, it was driven by Wanderlust, driven by the need to see what the world has to offer. As we are polluting the world, depositing our wastes in all its waters and fields, my dream becomes more and more fragile, for these places that I want to visit, are places of astonishing natural beauty, places that people do not tend to live. Wanderlust is a term that can have many facades, as every human wants to travel to different places, for different reasons. For me, the natural is very inviting, as I am stuck in a city of capitalistic agenda. For someone living in a forest, the city may intrigue that individual. Wanderlust is extremely based on curiosity, but also on the desire not to feel encaged or suffocated by one surrounding. In Brasilia, this feeling can be extremely strong, as the city does not offer a lot of room to breathe, nor a lot of things to do, leading to one getting tired of the surrounding quite fast. Wanderlust represents the result of feeling enclosed and suffocated , and this feeling comes often to me. Wanderlust is the desire to escape from routine, from a dreary life, and experience new places. Wanderlust can mean different things to different people. The picture I chose, are mainly beautiful places in the world, that I have so far been deprived of, and would love to go to and experience. The eye represents the visual and perception, as the feeling of Wanderlust relies on this. As you desire change your surrounding, you desire to change what you perceive and to enable your senses to perceive the unknown and the new.The elephant on the bicycle is from the song Paradise by Coldplay. Paradise conveys the feeling of  wanting to go out and see the world and find this one place where one is unconditionally happy, essentially finding paradise. Although Wanderlust is less focused on finding that paradise, both Paradise and Wanderlust portray dissatisfaction with being in one place and being unhappy there. The waterfall and the walkway with the flowers are stunning. Bora Bora to me represents peace and relaxation, driving me to go there one day. The mountain represents adventure and success, climbing to the top gives a feeling of strength. The girl in the car looking out of the window, shows curiosity and desire, and she is likely to be feeling a form of Wanderlust.