May 30

At the age of twenty, after living in the "city of the Khan" for six months. Marco Polo began feeling hew as just a mere shadow of his famous relatives. He decided he must prove himself worthy by going on adventure. After being discouraged by "the great Khan", Marco set out on foot. Marco did not know where he was going or where he was going to end up. Having no company or money, Marco survived by trading his various possesions along his journey. One thing he received from his trading was a compass. This compass came in very handy at certain times. This compass inspired Marco Polo to create a map of everywhere he went on this journey. Of course this map was not very accurate, but it was satisfactory. On this journey Marco met many amazing people. Marco made good friends with a man, who was an explorer. This man began traveling with Marco. Marco and this man would share stories of their life. This man had many things to tell Marco such as stories from his voyages, and why it was so hard to navigate. Which was of course, because of the lack of sea-faring technology. This man shared shared why he was he started exploring in the first place. Which was for money and glory. This inspired Marco to become an explorer.