英文原文
The Mature Edge Of Traveling
Does one need to be matured to travel, or does traveling make one mature?
Adulthood is an elusive and mysterious entity. People often wonder what characterizes it. What kind of signals demonstrate that you have crossed over to the supposedly more mature side of life? While there may be many attributes of adulthood, a significant one appears to be freedom — particularly, the freedom to travel. Being able to travel without your parents’ support, financially or otherwise, is a monumental achievement for many. It requires you to support yourself without any safety net.
As travel becomes more accessible, the age at which people are able to hop on a plane on their own decreases. Attractive vacation packages are marketed toward teenagers as young as 13. These companies advertise the travel packages as more than just a two-week itinerary through Thailand or Tanzania — the smiling young faces in seemingly exotic locales promise a taste of independence. While the experiences that one encounters on such trips should nurture maturity, more often than not, it is a privileged vacation that contributes little to growth.
The maturity that is supposed to accompany traveling really depends on the way one travels. The planning stages of the trip, which require a significant level of proactivity and organization, involve that idea of maturity. In planning, many factors need to be considered. Successfully navigating these elements is part of the satisfaction of having traveled somewhere. With the advancement of the tourism service industry, however, the traveler is no longer responsible for their own plan. They can simply pay to have a trip organized; all they have to do is show up at the airport. The safety net still exists, but now it is in the form of a well-paid travel agency.
Purchasing travel packages also gives you unrealistic expectations of traveling. Traveling on a package someone else organizes for you buries the effort required to execute a trip and hides the realities of what could go wrong. Instead of learning from both the good and bad experiences that traveling entails, you receive a biased perspective of what it is like to be an independent traveler. Indeed, this idealistic image of traveling has sucked many people into debt as they spend most of their young adulthood trying to replicate those picturesque trips. Many are left unsatisfied and frustrated when they realize that the kind of traveling they were exposed to is not the reality of autonomous travel adventures.
The first time I ever really traveled alone was as a volunteer for a company called International Volunteers HQ. My only task as an excited 17-year-old was to pick a location that I felt suited my ambitions and then pay for the deal which covered accommodation, a week of activities and three meals a day. When I returned home, I was confident that the horror stories about traveling were myths designed to keep mature individuals like me at home. Little did I know that my travel experience had merely scratched the surface of what it means to travel abroad.
When I came to NYU Abu Dhabi and actually had to plan a trip, I realized that traveling involved much more than just choosing a place. The frustrations of coordinating with others and trying to fit all our dreams into our student budgets was an unwelcome surprise. Additionally, I experienced what it was like for things to go wrong due to misinformation and oversight. These negative experiences not only equipped me with the tools to better plan future trips but also showed me how naïve I had been earlier, even after my previous international trip.
Another reason why travel is supposed to make you grow is because it exposes you to a new culture and, in some sense, forces you to interact with it, no matter how different it may be from your own. When students at NYUAD are asked about their travel experiences abroad, they note that even though the culture was different, they were able to appreciate those differences. However, this is not always the case.
People who have not reached a level of maturity that enables cultural acceptance will not benefit as much from travel as people who already have. This is evident from travelers who return from their trip with questionable complaints and adamant promises to never to return to that country again. An example of this is a traveler who went to Mexico and complained that it was “lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallarta to close in the afternoons” as he needed to buy things during siesta time. He went on to suggest that siestas should be banned. This further illustrates the idea that the disasters of a trip can stimulate growth and maturity only if you are willing to grow.
There is no doubt that traveling is an opportunity to mature. Yet a maturing experience during a trip is becoming less of a guarantee due to the boom of the tourism industry that makes travel so easy. Planning and coordinating aspects of a trip require a level head and careful consideration. Adapting to new circumstances or unexpected events teaches one not only how to deal with the struggles of traveling but also how to embrace the challenges of life.
中文翻译
旅游的成熟边缘
一个人需要成熟才能旅游，还是旅游让人成熟？
成年是一个难以捉摸且神秘的实体。人们常常想知道它的特征是什么。什么样的信号表明你已经跨越到生活中更成熟的一面？虽然成年可能有许多属性，但一个重要属性似乎是自由——尤其是旅游的自由。能够不依赖父母的支持（无论是经济上还是其他方面）去旅游，对许多人来说是一项巨大的成就。它要求你在没有任何安全网的情况下自给自足。
随着旅游变得更加便捷，人们能够独自乘坐飞机的年龄在下降。有吸引力的度假套餐被推销给年仅13岁的青少年。这些公司宣传旅游套餐不仅仅是穿越泰国或坦桑尼亚的两周行程——那些在看似异国情调的地方微笑的年轻面孔承诺了一种独立的体验。虽然在这些旅行中遇到的经历应该培养成熟度，但更多时候，这是一种特权假期，对成长贡献甚微。
旅游应该伴随的成熟度实际上取决于一个人的旅游方式。旅行的规划阶段需要高度的主动性和组织能力，这涉及成熟的概念。在规划中，需要考虑许多因素。成功驾驭这些元素是旅行到某地满足感的一部分。然而，随着旅游服务业的进步，旅行者不再需要为自己的计划负责。他们只需支付费用让旅行被组织好；他们所要做的就是出现在机场。安全网仍然存在，但现在以付费旅行社的形式出现。
购买旅游套餐还会给你不切实际的旅游期望。按照别人为你组织的套餐旅行掩盖了执行旅行所需的努力，并隐藏了可能出错的现实。你无法从旅游带来的好坏经历中学习，而是获得了一种关于独立旅行者生活的偏见视角。确实，这种理想化的旅游形象让许多人陷入债务，因为他们花费大部分年轻成年期试图复制那些如画的旅行。当许多人意识到他们所接触的旅游类型并非自主旅行冒险的现实时，他们感到不满和沮丧。
我第一次真正独自旅行是作为国际志愿者总部公司的志愿者。作为一个兴奋的17岁少年，我唯一的任务是选择一个我觉得适合我抱负的地点，然后支付包括住宿、一周活动和一日三餐的费用。当我回家时，我确信关于旅游的恐怖故事是设计来让像我这样成熟的人待在家里的神话。我没想到我的旅行经历仅仅触及了出国旅游的表面。
当我来到纽约大学阿布扎比分校并真正需要计划一次旅行时，我意识到旅游涉及的内容远不止选择一个地方。与他人协调并试图将所有梦想融入学生预算的挫折感是一个不受欢迎的惊喜。此外，我经历了由于错误信息和疏忽导致事情出错的情况。这些负面经历不仅让我掌握了更好规划未来旅行的工具，还向我展示了我之前是多么天真，即使在我之前的国际旅行之后也是如此。
旅游应该让你成长的另一个原因是它让你接触新文化，并在某种意义上迫使你与之互动，无论它与你的文化有多么不同。当纽约大学阿布扎比分校的学生被问及他们在国外的旅行经历时，他们指出即使文化不同，他们也能欣赏这些差异。然而，情况并非总是如此。
那些没有达到能够接受文化的成熟水平的人不会像已经达到的人那样从旅游中受益。这从那些带着可疑抱怨和坚决承诺再也不返回那个国家的旅行者身上显而易见。一个例子是，一位旅行者去了墨西哥，抱怨说“巴亚尔塔港的当地店主在下午关门是懒惰的”，因为他需要在午睡时间买东西。他继续建议应该禁止午睡。这进一步说明，旅行的灾难只有在愿意成长的情况下才能刺激成长和成熟。
毫无疑问，旅游是一个成熟的机会。然而，由于旅游业的繁荣使旅游变得如此容易，旅行中的成熟体验越来越难以保证。旅行的规划和协调方面需要冷静的头脑和仔细的考虑。适应新环境或意外事件不仅教会一个人如何处理旅行的挣扎，还教会如何拥抱生活的挑战。
文章概要
本文探讨了旅游与成熟之间的关系，强调旅游规划中成人自我状态的影响。文章指出，旅游的自由是成年重要属性，但现代旅游业使旅游变得便捷，减少了个人规划的需求，从而可能削弱成熟体验。通过个人经历和例子，文章说明自主规划、应对挑战和文化接受是促进成熟的关键因素，而依赖旅游套餐可能导致不切实际的期望和成长不足。
高德明老师的评价
用12岁初中生可以听懂的语音来重复翻译的内容：这篇文章就像在说，旅游可以让你变得更成熟，但如果你只是让别人帮你安排好一切，就像买一个现成的玩具，你可能学不到太多东西。真正能让你成长的是自己计划旅行，面对问题，比如预算不够或者迷路，然后想办法解决。这就像玩游戏，自己闯关比看别人玩更有趣，也更能让你变聪明。
TA沟通分析心理学理论评价：从沟通分析心理学角度看，文章强调了成人自我状态在旅游规划中的核心作用。成人自我状态涉及理性、逻辑和问题解决能力，这在自主旅行规划中至关重要。当个体依赖旅游套餐时，可能更多处于适应型儿童自我状态，被动接受安排，缺乏主动决策，从而限制了成熟发展。文章通过例子展示了从父母自我状态（如依赖旅行社）转向成人自我状态（如自主规划）的过程，这促进了个人成长和适应能力。沟通分析理论认为，这种自我状态的平衡是实现成熟的关键，文章很好地体现了这一点。
在实践上可以应用的领域和可以解决人们的十个问题：在实践上，这篇文章的应用领域包括个人发展、教育、旅游咨询和心理健康。基于沟通分析心理学，它可以解决人们的十个问题：1. 帮助个体增强成人自我状态，提高自主决策能力；2. 促进文化适应和跨文化沟通技能；3. 减少对他人安排的依赖，培养独立性；4. 提升应对旅行中意外事件的应变能力；5. 鼓励从错误中学习，增强韧性；6. 改善预算管理和财务规划技巧；7. 增强自我反思和成熟度评估；8. 支持青少年和年轻成人的成长过渡；9. 在团队旅行中改善协调和合作；10. 帮助人们设定现实的旅游期望，避免失望和债务问题。