On December 31, 2020, I decided that I was going to travel the world alone. I was working overnight and while I should have been excited about the new year but wasn’t. I was upset that I had wasted the past few years “waiting” for my life to start.
The Year 2020
2020 was a hard year for me. Isolation and social unrest enhanced my anxiety.
In the summer of 2020 I graduated from residency and for the first time had a chance to choose my next steps. I finally had the opportunity to choose what I wanted to do, where I wanted to be, and how I wanted to live my life post-education. While I was given a plethora of choices and should have been happy, I wasn’t. It may sound great on paper, but for an anxious girl like me who grew up with the ideals that life doesn’t start until “HE” finds you, it was anxiety-provoking. I wanted someone to choose for me/ I wanted someone else to be a part of this decision. But there was no one else. Just me. Solo. So I made my choice. I chose my next step.
It’s My Life, I Should Start Living it
On December 31, 2020, I recognized that for so long I had been waiting for someone to guide me on this journey called life. And in waiting, I was letting life pass me by. I have been waiting to explore the world because I was waiting to travel the world with someone else.
This blog is about me, taking control of my life. Exploring the world alone. Traveling where I want to and trying my hardest to not listen to the negative thoughts that have a habit of consuming me. This blog is about me accepting myself. Accepting that it is okay to travel the world alone. I hope this blog gives you the courage to take a leap of faith and travel the world alone too.
Find out where I have been and where I am going on my destinations page
