My grandmother handed me $2,000 for graduation and said, 'Go to Europe.' I had no idea how her gift would change my life. My grandmother gifted me $2,000 to travel to Europe after graduation. Taylor Beal My grandmother always wanted her grandchildren to be able to see the world before settling down. So, she gifted me $2,000 after I graduated from college and told me to "go to Europe." The trip fostered a deep love for travel, and even helped me grow in my career. My grandmother has always been a storyteller; it came naturally to her as a school librarian . For her, books were a way to make places feel real before she could ever visit them. Growing up, she didn't have much money for travel, so when she finally went to Europe after college, it changed her life. But then came decades of raising children and supporting my grandpa's career, so travel simply had to wait. Once they retired, my grandparents made up for lost time, seeing the places they'd dreamed about for years, like Paris, St.…