Traveling to foreign countries provides a host of benefits, some of which may surprise even the most seasoned globetrotter.

For example, a 2014 study from researchers at Cornell University found that experiential purchases tend to provide more enduring happiness than material purchases.

That means that people who spend money on doing something tend to be more happy than those who spend money on having something.

In addition, the study’s authors found that simply waiting for an experience after purchase, such as looking forward to a departure date after booking a trip, tends to be more pleasurable and exciting than waiting to receive a material item.

Children can benefit in myriad ways from traveling overseas.

Meeting and befriending people from other countries and witnessing firsthand the struggles they may face may make youngsters more empathetic to people from other parts of the world.

Such experiences can make kids more likely to understand complex world issues as they grow from young children into young adults.

Much of the appeal of overseas travel lies in experiencing how people in other countries go about their daily lives.

That exposure to other cultures can broaden kids’ horizons. When abroad, kids may be exposed to new foods, fashions, styles of music, and so on.

As a result, children who travel overseas beginning at a young age may be more likely to try new things, enjoying experiences they might otherwise never be exposed to if they never leave their comfort zones back home.

By exposing their children to other cultures at a young age, parents can lay a foundation that increases the likelihood that their children will grow up to be wellrounded adults.