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Some perspectives before you pack your gear and go…

There are many faces to the young traveler, but one of the best, and usually funniest, is the photo of the travelers' face on his or her student card.

Not all travelers seek the same things in their trip, and the experience of two people of a similar age, traveling to the same place at the same time, could be completely different. While one kid could be experiencing Mendoza Argentina as a Trekking paradise for the quiet tent dwellers, another could have it as a wine stunned morning-sickness Party-Hardy and recovery zone.

The young student traveling South America could fall into different groups.

The summer vacation student, taking one month or so to clean his head from school and exams, is usually looking to party as much as possible, making sure he have erased as much as he can from those o-so-boring facts he had to memorize for some final test in an unwanted course.

The "partier" might PLAN on going to as many places as possible and seeing as much as he can, but in reality, taking an early morning bus ride, or a guided 4 days trek from Cusco to the Machu Pichu don't go hand in hand with a tequila hangover.

Yes, despite your determination and desire to re-discover the continent, cross 4 borders, swim with an alligator, bungee jump, sky-dive, scuba dive, an many more activities you eagerly planned while scavenging the internet with pre-trip excitement, you are soon to discover the great and bonding feeling the traveling students community gives one of them, if he will only delay his mornings' tour to the pampas, and come have yet another drink. After all, there is nothing more important then family.

The other type of student travel is the Great Outdoors backpacker. No, just by putting a pack on your back doesn’t make you a "true" backpacker. At least in the glimmering gloomy eyes of the Nomad. You. You know what I'm talking about. You can feel it yourself. The great out-doors, you, your tent, a paraffin stove cooking your rice, as that quiet "hum" sound of mother nature whispers in your alert ears.

The nomad will usually plan on seeing maybe 5-7 locations in one month, and will end up doing even less, as he falls in love with the never ending treks that exotic places such as "Tierra del fuego" in Argentina, or the magnificent sounds and sights of the Peruvian Pampas, and decides to stay another week in the jungle, popping out just to freshen up his food and water supply. Packed with everything he needs, feeling as young Indiana Jones, dried foods in his mouth and a Leatherman on a special belt holder.

The majority of students who choose to spend their vacation on the roads, will fall somewhere in the middle of this two main types. They will do a couple of treks, get about 3 new stamps on their passport, and will have their fair share of hangovers.

So, if you are a student, planning your summer vacation to South America, reading articles, asking questions in Forums, comparing flight prices and talking to everyone with that tone of voice that characterizes the first syndromes of the travel bug, take a few minutes, ask yourself for real, "what kind of person am I?". "What kind of traveler am I going to be?"

Don't lie to yourself. Don't go shopping for a paraffin stove so fast, and don't go to the mall to try out new partying outfits just yet. Either way, you will experience the time of your life.

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