LIFESTYLE & TRAVEL

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5 REASONS 
WHY TRAVEL IS GOOD FOR YOUR
MENTAL HEALTH
What's the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ‘travel’ – Vacation? Meeting new people? Or
maybe, Instagrammable sunsets? While traveling can be exciting and exhilarating, it's so much more than
sipping margaritas on a sun-soaked beach.
It's no news that travel is good for your physical wellbeing, but a significant amount of scientific research
suggests that exploring a new place can do wonders for your mental and emotional health as well.

Source: Forbes

1. It’s a great stress buster.

2. It helps you reinvent yourself.

The stress of work and daily demands can

Writer Patrick Rothfuss said, " A long stretch

distract us from what we find to be actually

of road can teach you more about yourself

meaningful and interesting. Thus, taking a

than a hundred years of quiet ." Experiential

break from the daily hustle and bustle is

traveling, particularly to a foreign country,

essential for your mind to relax, recharge and

can help you re-evaluate and reinvent your

rejuvenate.
And what better way to do so than to pack
your bags and cross wanderlust-worthy
destinations off your bucket list? Traveling
promotes happiness and helps you take your
mind off stressful situations. This leads to
lower cortisol levels, making you feel more
calm and content.

life. “If you allow it, travel has the ability to
expand your mind in a way you never realized
was possible".
Moreover, the valuable lessons that you learn
along the way broaden your perspective,
making you more aware and open to new
things.
Exploring new places can also give you a
fresh start if you're recovering from a major
transition in your life.


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3. It boosts happiness and satisfaction.
Apart from the obvious fact that you don't
have to go to work (and can legit eat pizza
for breakfast), traveling gives you the
opportunity to step away from the daily grind.
The new events and experiences help rewire
your brain, hence boosting your mood and
self-confidence. “I think people, in general,
are not meant to be tied down to just one
place their entire lives. I especially feel
“trapped” when I have to stay in the same
place for too much time, without being able
to really move about and explore,” say Marta
Estevez.

4. It makes you mentally resilient.
Going and living somewhere where you feel
excited and intimidated at the same time can
help you toughen up mentally and
emotionally. Also, facing difficulties in an
unfamiliar environment, among new people,
forces you to learn and adapt to a life that's
out of your comfort zone. This makes you
more flexible, patient and emotionally strong.

5. It enhances creativity.
“The key, critical process is multicultural
engagement, immersion and adaptation,” he
continues. “Someone who lives abroad and

doesn’t engage with the local culture will
likely get less of a creative boost than
someone who travels abroad and really
engages in the local environment.”

Why do you go away? So that you
can come back. So that you can see
the place you came from with new
eyes and extra colors. And the people
there see you differently, too.


VOCAB
HIGHLIGHT

8. Hustle and bustle (n): ồn ào, náo nhiệt.
Eg: We have a weekend getaway to Hoa Binh
to stay away from the hustle and bustle of
city life (chúng tôi có kỳ nghỉ cuối tuần tại
Hoà Bình để tránh xa sự xô bồ của cuộc sống
thành thị)
9. Recharge (v): nạp năng lượng
10. Rejuvenate (v): trẻ hoá 

1.Exhilarating (adj): thứ gì đó khiến bạn cảm
thấy rất hào hứng và phấn khích
Eg: We had an exhilarating trip last week.
2. Sip (v) (n): nhấp từng ngụm, uống theo kiểu
thư giãn, thanh cảnh.
Eg: Nothing beats a sip of tea on a sunday

morning (không gì tuyệt vời bằng một ngụm
trà vào sáng chủ nhật)
3. Sun-soaked (adj): ngập tràn ánh nắng
Eg: I love laying down on a sun-soaked beach
like Nha Trang (tôi thích được nằm dãi trên
bãi biển ngập tràn ánh nắng như Nha Trang)
4. Physical wellbeing (n): sức khoẻ thể chất.
5. To do wonder for sb (v): rất tốt cho ai
Eg: Yoga does wonders for your physical and
mental wellbeing. (Yoga rất tốt cho sức khoẻ
thể chất và tinh thần của bạn)
6. Stress buster (n): cách giải toả stress
Eg: Traveling is one of the best stress busters
7. Distract (v): gây mất tập trung, xao nhãng
Eg: Stress of work distracts us from the fun in
life.

Eg: I often go on vacation to recharge and
rejuvenate myself
11. Wanderlust-worthy (adj): đáng mơ ước
được đặt chân đến
Eg: Paris is undoubtedly one of the most
wanderlust-worthy destinations in the world
(Paris chắc chắn là một trong những điểm
đến đáng mơ ước nhất thế giới)
12. Bucket list (n): danh sách những điều cần
làm trước khi chết 
Eg: Wandering around London is the first
thing in my bucket list
13. Take your mind off sth (v): bỏ ra khỏi đầu,

không suy nghĩ đến nữa
Eg: Traveling helps me take my mind off work
14. Calm (v) (adj): bình tĩnh 
15. To be content with sth (adj): hài lòng với
cái gì
Eg: After traveling, I feel more content with
my life
16. Expand one's mind: mở mang đầu óc
17. Broaden one's perspective: mở rộng tầm
nhìn

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18. To be open to sth: cởi mở với cái gì 
Eg: I'm open to new changes (tôi rất cởi mở, sẵn
sàng cho những sự thay đổi mới)
19. Transition (n): giai đoạn chuyển đổi
Eg: Going to college is a huge transition in one's
life (vào đại học là bước chuyển 
20. Boost (n) (v): gia tăng, đẩy mạnh 
Eg: Whenever I'm down, I often go on vacation to
boost my mood (mỗi khi buồn, tôi thường đi du
lịch để lấy lại tinh thần)
21. Step away from (v): tránh xa khỏi 
22. Daily grind (n): guồng quay hàng ngày của
cuộc sống.
Eg: Sometimes, we need to go on vacation to step
away from the daily grind
23: Rewire one's brain: thay đổi cách suy nghĩ

Eg: The trip allowed me to expose to many
cultures and rewired my brain (chuyến đi giúp tôi
tiếp xúc với nhiều nền văn hoá và thay đổi cách
suy nghĩ của mình)
24. Tie down (v): bị bó buộc vào 
Eg: I'm thinking about moving to somewhere else,
I don't want to be tied down to just one place
25. Intimidated (adj): cảm thấy mình kém cỏi,
thiếu tự tin
26. To face difficulty (v): đối mặt với khó khăn
Eg: I faced a lot of difficulties when I first moved
here
27. Adapt (v): thích nghi
Eg: Being able to adapt is the most essential skill
when it comes to a new environment (khả năng
thích nghi là kỹ năng thiết yếu nhất khi chuyển
đến một môi trường mới)
28. Comfort zone (n): vùng an toàn
Eg: After graduation, I decided to move to Saigon
and got out of my comfort zone
29. Immerse (v): chìm đắm trong..
Eg: After a long time immersing in work, I wanted
to make a change and spend more time for
myself
30. Multicultural engagement (n): sự tiếp xúc với
nhiều nền văn hoá