SONDERS
“SONDER” … and expression, a feeling.
It is a realization that each person you meet, or encounter is living a life as vivid and complex as their own. Each person has their own world fitted with their own personal worries, pains, pleasures, ambitions, routines etc. and you somehow related to it as your own life.
“Sonder” is the idea that there are millions of stories happening all at once, around each other, oblivious and contained from one another.
We look at anonymous people crossing us and realize that they are like us, or we are like them may be due to their work, relationships, their choices, their fuck-ups, lessons they’ve learned. They are each burdened by their mistakes and failures, their worries, and regrets. They are lifted by the things that make them happy, whatever those may be.
How it all started…
Back in November 2021, some random people busy in their own lives, their own world, decided to go on a trek to Kedarnath.
For some who don’t know about Kedarnath, it is a temple dedicated to Hindu God Shiva. This temple is located on the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandakini river, in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
So, coming back to where we were, everybody started their journey as solo traveler and ended up being a family. They met and realized that everybody was different, they had their own past, their own stories, their own sorrows, joy, pain… a part in them which was hidden deep inside which made them unique in their very own way.
Although everyone was different still, they gelled up well and by the end of the trek each one of them got attached and they bonded in a never ending bond which led to formation of this small family which was later beautifully named as “SONDERS”.
About SONDERS
We are a family of individuals who understand that everyone is a unique beautiful soul and we let them who they are or who they wanna be.
We believe in simply “BE YOU”.
What we do…
We plan for some short trips which gives you an opportunity to explore. It’s up to you what you want to explore, you want to explore the place, explore people, explore culture, or even explore yourself.
Yes, travel CAN broaden the mind, but it's up to the traveler to tune in, pay attention, and simultaneously practice humility and self-reflection.
Just like a photographer pack many lenses for his or her camera, it is just as important for a traveller to pack some cultural lenses and prepare themselves for seeing the world in a different way than they are used to doing.
Traveling is a unique experience, and it is over before you know it, so it is crucial to take advantage of every moment and make everyday a positive one
Any experience can be a positive one if you have the right mindset.
Remember to pack a relativistic mindset, and every experience abroad should be a learning experience for you, opening your mind in ways that you never imagined were possible.
Can you be a part of SONDERS….
Anyone can be a part of SONDERS. There is no pre-defined checklist or a pre-defined criterion. It depends on oneself, how better or how strong you feel attached to our family.
Just remember you don’t have to be someone else, just “BE YOU”.