"As someone who travels for a living, I'm notoriously picky - not about where I go, but who I go with. At the top of my roster of incompatible travel partners? My brother, Eric, who's six years my junior and my opposite in nearly every way. At 21, he's an extreme extrovert who prefers midnights to mornings and the gym to the great outdoors. To be fair, we hadn't traveled together in roughly a decade."
"When traveling, I like to keep the same five outfits washed and rolled in my packing cubes. Eric, however, has a TikTok-approved skincare regimen and different sneakers for every occasion. It's no wonder, then, that our packing processes highlighted our differences - my brother ironed a suit while I shoved Birkenstocks in my backpack. At first, I made fun of his maximalist approach, but as his carry-on expanded, I found myself re-evaluating my own strategy."
I traveled to Beverly Hills with my younger brother after roughly a decade without a shared trip. He is six years younger, an extreme extrovert who prefers midnights to mornings and the gym to the outdoors, while I travel frequently and stick to a minimalist packing routine. Our packing differences exposed contrasting approaches: he brought meticulous grooming and many shoes, and I packed simply. His planning inspired me to take fashion risks and treat the trip as a special occasion, which led to new experiences, reevaluation of habits, and recognition of unexpected similarities between us.
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