Parents work hard to make kids’ lives safe and predictable. Families create routines with consistent expectations to make kids’ lives stable and secure. While creating this family environment is healthy and needed to stay sane in today’s busy world, it doesn’t teach kids adaptability skills. Travel is a departure from regular routines for kids. Families encounter many challenges traveling like delayed flights, being lost, and language barriers. Having to deal with discomfort and inconvenience kids learn about compromise and how to adapt to make the best of a situation. Learning to adapt increases comfort levels and builds confidence, these being key skills for success. Our world moves fast and technology advances at rapid speed. It is imperative to adapt, and not fear and hide from change to enjoy success today.

　　父母努力工作来使孩子们的生活能够安全和可以预测。家庭创造出与期望一致的生活方式，来使孩子们的生活稳定和安全。尽管这个家庭环境是健康的，并且也需要在如今的忙碌世界保持清醒，但它并没有教给孩子们适应性技能。旅行对孩子来说是一种偏离常规生活的事情。家庭会遇到许多挑战，如航班延误、迷路和语言障碍。孩子们必要要处理不适和不便，他们从中了解了妥协以及如何适应以让自己处于最好的情况之下。学习适应增加舒适度和建立信心，这些是成功的关键技能。我们的世界飞速向前发展，技术在快速地进步。在如今，适应而不是恐惧和躲藏逃离变化以享受成功是必要的。

　　They Learn to Trust and Rely on Others

　　他们学习信任和依赖别人

　　Successful leaders understand they can’t run a business by themselves. They need to trust and rely on others to move their business forward. Kids are taught to trust certain people: other parents, teachers, and coaches. They are also admonished to be safe, being told: “Don’t talk to strangers”. Our job as parents is to keep our kids safe. However, I believe it is also parents’ responsibility to help kids learn how and when to trust people. When families travel they have to rely on people they don’t know a lot, cab drivers to get around in unfamiliar places, strangers for directions when lost, and the occasional act of kindness from random people. These interactions teach kids not to fear people and that most people are good.成功的领导者明白他们不能只靠自己经营生意。他们需要信任和依靠别人来推动自己的事业向前发展。 孩子们被教给要信任某些人：其他家长，教师和教练。他们还被提醒要注意安全，被警告：“不要和陌生人说话”。我们的工作是让我们的孩子安全。但是，我相信帮助孩子学习如何和何时信任别人也是家长的责任。当家庭旅行时，他们必须依靠他们不太了解的人，依赖出租车司机在陌生的地方走动 ，在迷路时向陌生人问路时，以及从随机的人那里得到的偶然的善良行为。这些互动教导孩子们不要害怕别人，大多数人都是好的。

　　They Learn to Look for Similarities Instead of Differences他们学习寻找相似点而不是不同。

　　At home, kids notice differences and things out of the ordinary quickly and efficiently. Society, particularly North American society teaches us to make distinctions and identify differences. Exposure to new environments inspires people to look for things that are familiar. Seeking similarities helps people make more connections with others to better understand and accept different people. Traveling kids will see the things that are the same as home or similar in their experiences in a strange city. For instance, they can identify that the kids in China like toys like they do, wear jeans that they wear or have the same hair style. Developing the skill of seeking similaritiesinstead of differences will help kids make more connections with people at home and throughout their lives.

　　在家里， 孩子们会快速有效地注意一些不同和不寻常的事情快。社会，特别是北美社会教我们如何区分和识别差异。接触到新的环境激励着人们去寻找熟悉的事物。寻找相似点帮助人们与他人建立起更多的连接，从而更好地理解和接受不同的人。旅行的孩子会在一个陌生的城市里看到和家里一样的东西或与他们的经历类似的东西。例如，他们可以识别中国的像他们一样喜欢玩具、和他们穿着相同牛仔裤或有相同的发型的孩子。发展寻求共性而不是差异的技能将帮助孩子们在家里和他们一生中与他人建立起做更多的联系。

　　They Learn the Importance of Listening

　　他们知道倾听的重要性

　　Successful people are good listeners. They know they aren’t the only ones with good ideas. Most great ideas are formed through conversation and listening is part of that too. At home, kids are resident experts. On vacation, they become a captive audience. Kids pay more attention to information in unfamiliar situations. This is one of the reasons travel is so beneficial for learning. Kids listen more comprehensively; they hear and focus on understanding what’s being said because of the travel experience. Thistype of listeningis part of critical thinking. Listening and understanding what’s being heard is key in effective problem-solving.

　　成功的人是好的听众。他们知道他们不是唯一有好主意的人。最伟大的想法是通过对话形成的，而倾听就是其中的一部分。在家里，孩子们都是专家。而在假期，他们则成为了忠实的听众。孩子们会更注重在不熟悉的情况下的信息。这是旅行是如此有益学习的原因之一。孩子们听的更全面；由于旅行经历，他们倾听并努力理解所说的东西。这种倾听方式是批判性思维的一部分。倾听和理解所听到的东西是有效解决问题的关键。

　　They Learn “Normal” is a Relative Term

　　他们学习“正常”是一种相对用语

　　Seeing different places and learning first-hand about different cultural norms offers answers and a deeper understanding to some of the “why “questions kids have. This understanding helps kids relate to different kinds of people and be more comfortable in unfamiliar situations. Skills kids learn traveling help them understand and accept different ideas about what’s “normal”.

　　看到不同的地方和学习不同的文化规范的第一手信息为孩子们的一些“为什么”的问题提供了答案和更深入的了解。这种理解有助于孩子与不同类型的人建立联系，能在不熟悉的环境下更舒适。孩子旅行中学习的技能帮助他们理解和接受关于什么是“正常”的不同想法。

　　Skills kids learn traveling come down to perspective, and where kids get their point of view from. The narrower a point of view is the harder it is to understand and relate to different people and to accept and learn new things. Travel broadens kids’ view of life and opens their minds to different opportunities for their future. It accelerates learning and teaches life skills naturally. Kids who travel are more likely to be successful because of that.

　　孩子们从旅行中学习的技能归根结底为观点，他们从中得到自己的观点。观点越是狭隘，就越来理解和连系起不同的人和接受学习新事物。旅行拓宽孩子们的人生观，并打开他们的心胸为他们的未来接受不同的机会。它加快了学习并自然地教给人生技能。旅行的孩子们更可能因此成功。