Travel *can* fundamentally change someone, but it doesn't happen simply because you went on a trip. After all, [[You always travel with yourself]]. Personal change requires observation, reflection, and a commitment to the change. It requires a shift in perspective and the adoption of a new self-identity. It requires actions that turn into lasting habits. Travel may provide the necessary hiatus from your daily life or offer a new perspective to help achieve or prioritize this personal work, but it remains work nonetheless. Still, it is one of the best benefits of travel—an opportunity to gain new perspectives, to learn more about yourself and try on new identities, to have the space to think more deeply about what you want for your life. Travel does indeed change people, but it doesn't happen by default.