Lemme see...
China for a student exchange program, altho I will have to say it was in Shanghai (I dont think the chinese goverment wants exchange students to see the "not so modern" parts") I did quite a bit of traveling tho while I was there.
I did love it there, As long as you dont ask what youre eating it all tastes good ^^
And Russia will have to be mentioned aswell, that is one strange country... You can go from a very modern city to the worn out relics of the soviet era in less then an hour. Been in Russia a few times before, and ironicly had a bigger impact on me then any other country.
Gotta arm yourself with patience in that country,can take up to 5 hours to cross the border, can take a few hours to getfuel on your car, and again the rule applies, dont ask what youre eating or drinking.
Russians are not very kind to outsiders in general tho, untill they figure outwhere yourefrom, they can be somewhat xenofobic, and always think you are there for laughs... So showing respect seems paramount ^^
Least impact must be the rest of Europe, most of Europe looks the same to me, beento about half of them (since I live in the EU anyways) likely no different to traveling to different states in the US.
I do want to go to Japan, and Vietnam tho. Beautiful nature, different ways of life, anddifferent points of view...
I do agree tho, Traveling the world really expands theawareness of anyone, andoffers a wealth of wisdom and understanding. ^^
Maddie_Larkin
Well my family is from a South Asian background and my Uncle went to Russia in the late 80s. He said the people were excellent, though he did stick to the cities. Dark skin does make them assume things, but once they open up they are really nice. One thing though, he doesnt drink, and when he refused them, it was like he was committing a crime. 
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