So, if you’re wondering if you have
what it takes to travel solo, ask yourself the following questions?
• Does it make you sad to go to a
restaurant alone?
• Is watching a movie by yourself
pathetic?
• Are you the kind of person who
needs a buddy to go grocery shopping or jogging?
• Do you get uncomfortable while
walking or driving through an unknown neighborhood?
• If your plans don’t fall into
place, does it ruin your mood or your entire day?
• Did you fail basic arithmetic?
• Are you painfully shy?
• Do you always need to seek advice
before making decisions?
• When it comes to self defense and
survival skills, are you at a total loss?
• Are you often aloof, and dependent
on others for directions?
If you said yes to any of these
above questions, you might want to think twice about heading out on an
adventure by yourself. After all, you will be BY YOURSELF the majority
of the time.
My advice would be to try to do more
things independently and see how you feel during those experiences. However, if
you said yes to all of the questions, don’t leave your city, much less the
country, without your BFF (or your mom) by your side.
If you plan on traveling alone, just
prepare yourself!
Read up on the country and learn its
statistics, regions, cultural habits, dress codes, and so on. Know that all of
the stories of abduction, rape, stealing, assault, and even murder are very
real. If you keep your head about you and know how to compose yourself,
blend in, and treat people kindly, these things most likely won’t happen to
you.
Disclaimer: this is NOT a promise.
Things can and will happen; you
could be the most seasoned solo traveler and still have nightmarish
experiences. However, if you don’t act foolishly, more than likely you’ll have
nothing but great, mind-expanding, eye-opening experiences in whichever country
you choose to visit.
Just don’t forget: things will go wrong.
You will get lost and experience
varying levels of culture shock. People will constantly try to rip you off.
More than anything, you’re going to get lonely.
It will be a loneliness that you
have never felt before- extremely frightening at first, but also extremely
liberating. You will delve into the deepest parts of your soul, learning to
trust yourself, take care of yourself, and spend days or weeks on end not
speaking to anyone.
If this has all completely turned you
off or scared the shit you, then please don’t travel alone. But if you still
have that urge, that curiosity, that inner confidence and drive (as well as
awareness of surroundings and self), then I think that traveling alone might be
a great adventure for you.
You will meet fabulous people,
possibly make lasting friendships, learn a great deal about humanity and
yourself, see many beautiful landscapes, and have a whole lot of fun!
So, do you have what it takes to
travel alone? I don’t know.
These are just my mere observations
and suggestions. If you know you’re a scaredy cat, then you already know the
answer. But if you hold a strong belief in your heart that you are meant to go
on a journey that will forever change you, your view of the world and of
yourself, then I say go for it.
Don’t ever forget the reality of the
world while you’re out there, but just go. Go out and explore the world. It
will probably be the closest you ever get to your true self and your reason for
being.
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