You know, I’ve been thinking about why people like to travel so much. I guess for some people, the reason is that they want to escape their daily routine. For others, what really excites them is that they get to see something totally new. Honestly, I think what makes travel so special is that you never really know what’s going to happen once you step out your door in a new country and place.

Like, I remember a friend telling me that what she remembered most about her trip to Spain wasn’t the famous buildings, it was the night she got lost in this tiny town and some locals showed her the way back. And yeah, I totally get that. I think the experiences that stay with us are those little surprises, the ones that we really don’t plan.

The truth is that everyone travels for different reasons, but what brings us together is that we all want stories to share when we get back. In the end, what you carry home isn’t just the photos, it’s the memories that remind you why the world feels so much bigger and yet, somehow, closer at the same time.

1st Paragraph

• “I’ve been thinking about why people like to travel so much.”
  → Object of preposition (thinking about what?)
• “The reason is that they want to escape their daily routine.”
  → Subject complement (explains “the reason”)
• “For others, what really excites them is that they get to see something totally new.”
  • what really excites them → Subject
  • that they get to see something totally new → Subject complement
• “I think what makes travel so special is that you never really know what’s going to happen once you step out your door.”
  • what makes travel so special → Object of “think”
  • that you never really know what’s going to happen… → Subject complement

2nd Paragraph

• “I remember a friend telling me that what she remembered most…wasn’t the famous buildings.”
  → Object of “telling”
• “…it was the night she got lost…and some locals showed her the way back.”
  → Subject complement
• “I think the experiences that stay with us are those little surprises, the ones that we really don’t plan.”
  • the experiences that stay with us → Object of “think”
  • those little surprises… → Subject complement

3rd Paragraph

• “The truth is that everyone travels for different reasons.”
  → Subject complement
• “But what brings us together is that we all want stories to share when we get back.”
  • what brings us together → Subject
  • that we all want stories to share… → Subject complement
• “In the end, what you carry home isn’t just the photos, it’s the memories that remind you why the world feels so much bigger…”
  • what you carry home → Subject
  • the memories that remind you why… → Subject complement