Travelling is a way for personal and professional development by opening one's mind to new experiences and ways of thinking. It teaches flexibility and adaptability when plans change due to uncertainties. By interacting with people from different cultures and backgrounds, one can learn how others cope with challenges and view the world, gaining new perspectives. Travelling also demonstrates that difficult goals can be achieved through enjoyment and commitment, and that reality is more complex than it initially appears when one makes an effort to look deeper.

1. Andrea Tedeschi
IE application
Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it
contributes to your personal and professional development

2. Travelling for me is..
a defined objective,
but not just a single
way to reach it.
You think you know what to
expect, but you don’t know how it
will actually be
No matter how prepared you are
The only way is just keeping the
right spirit
And taking everything you can
from every experience
Lhasa, Tibet – Potala Palace, door
Travelling for me is opening a
close door and looking inside.

3. Travelling is planning every detail..
..but being ready to change everything
and re-plan accordingly to any
unforseen situation
Yangtze River – flooding
China/Nepal Border – landslide blocking the road

4. Because there are several ways to
reach your objectives
Thailand – quay
Southern Territories – Morocco. Camel path in Sahara desert
Lombok - Indonesia
Southern Algeria – HMD Airport

5. And not always a path to follow
U.A.E. / Omani border – Desert

6. You might need to take a risk to get to the
desired place
Madhya Pradesh, India – Jeep Safari
Sri Lanka– Suspended bridge
And try to avoid others..
Northern Nepal - bus

7. Especially unnecessary ones...
Tibet – Mountain pass
Singapore - zoo
Shaanxi, China – pig’s brains

8. Travelling is being prepared to go through uncertainties
Tibet – Mt. Everest National Nature Reserve

9. because the road to success is never easy..
Morocco – Casbah
Shanghai – Metro map
Mexico – Mountain trail

10. and sometimes you must solve the situation in the best possible way
…some other times it is
better if you rely on others..
Cambodia – Jungle trail

11. Because travelling is also knowing
different people, with different
experiences and background,
China - Yangtze river
Miami, U.S.A.
Gili Travangan, Indonesia – Crab seekers
being open to new ideas, and to new relations,
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Berlin – me and Kevin

12. sharing with friends
..and with people you meet along the way
China – Great Wall
Lhasa – Beijing train, China
Koh Samui, Thailand

13. Understanding their way to cope with life and to view
situations differently than you do
Sri Lanka - fisherman
La Habana, Cuba
Cambodia - farm
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka – tea plantation

14. And how they keep control in
different situations
Quinghai, China – policeman saluting the train

15. Travelling is understanding that
there can be different conditions
Tibet – Shigatse

16. And that reality can be more complex than how it initially appears
Bankgok, Thailand

17. Because things can be more if you
make the effort to look further.
Tibet – Mountain pass
Doha, Qatar
Petra, Jordan

18. This allows you to reconsider things that too often are taken for granted
Tibetan plateau – scarce oxigen on Beijing – Lhasa train
Nepal, Khatmandu – waste
Nepal, Pokhara - Electricity Cables

19. ..to exchange cultures..
..and to be ready to
new experiences.
Xian, China – Vitruvian man
Bali, Indonesia – Traditional dancer
Beijing, China – local market

20. There can be
spiritual needs
Lisboa, Portugal
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Khatmandu, Nepal
Sri Lanka

21. Bali, Indonesia – Beach banquet
Singapore – Marina Bay
and materialistic ones.
Dubai, U.A.E. – Gold souk

22. Travelling is understanding that there are
different standard of services
Lhasa, Tibet – Dentist shop

23. ..and products..
Sichuan – tea
China – street market
Tibet – butcher
Doha, Qatar – Spice shop
Hong Kong – Traditional chemist

24. And that some of the consumers’ needs are global,
but they can be satisfied so differently locally.
Tibet – talismans
Thailand – floating market
Thailand – Gas station

25. Southern India – Vegetables stall

26. Travelling demonstrates that even
the hardest tasks can be achieved
by enjoying them..
Italy - Dolomites
Tibet – Drepung Monastery
Morocco - Sahara Desert
Sri Lanka - Fishing

27. And reminds you
that no ambitions
are too high if you
commit enough to
achieve them..
Tibet – Mount Everest base camp, 5240 mt.

28. Because the world is a great place, and you never have to stop looking forward
Andrea Tedeschi
IE application,
Express Yourself
October 2013
Thank you
Jordan - sunset on the dead sea