Bitten by ... Flashcards 1

be adicted to -ing smth / to smth

I'm really addicted to travelling.

What are you addicted to?

It is like a drug.

Travelling is like a drug. I just can't help doing it. I can't stop doing it.

Ia there anything that is like a drug to you?

He lives the life I wish I could.

Does anybody lives the life you wish you could?

I can't sit still.

And you?

obsession

Do you think obsession is good?

addiction
Do you have a addiction?

pleasure

Is travelling a pleasure for you or a rather an educational tour?

escape from responsibilities

Have you ever tried to escape from responsibilities?

emotional immaturity

Do you think addiction to travelling is an emotional immaturity?

travel the world teaching yoga or blogging

Would you like to travel the world this way?

posts pictures
Do you always post pics from your journeys on Instagram? Why? Why not?

grab smth edible for lunch

Is it your way if eating? Why? Why not?

trust-fund kid (Spoiled young adult living an idle life on investment)
Do you wish you could live this way?

frequent-flyer accounts

Do you have such accounts?

I have an urge (= desire / wish) to travel

Do you have an urge to do smth?

to engage (get involved) in a particular behavior

denial of harmful circumstances

failure to modify your bahavior

Are you good at modifying your behaviour if needed?

millenials

What generation do you belong to?

specialize in addicitons
What do you specialze in?

instant gratification

dopamine

screen pops up

People can burn out at work

Do you suffer from "burn-out syndrome"?

settle down in one location

What is the right age to settle down?

Not everybody’s wired (устроен) that way
Is it a good explanation when smb tells you off?

to be tied to restlesness

pleasure-seeking personality

Are you such a personality?

Travel bug
bitten by a travel bug

Do you know anybody bitten by a travel bug? Is it you?

red flag

ecxessive travel is harmful

nomad