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if you would’ve told me a year ago that I would be backpacking europe by myself, i would’ve told you you’re crazy. 

over the last 8 months i’ve focused so heavily on building myself back up. then i thought, what’s a better way to build your confidence than taking a trip by yourself in a different country you’ve never been to? some people told me i was crazy, and many asked me “aren’t you scared?” yes, i was absolutely terrified, even thought about canceling the whole thing multiple times, but i decided i would stop letting fear have power over my life, and i’m so glad i did! i had to learn how to navigate foreign public transport by myself, plan everything myself, decide what to do each day and how i’d get there, and even figure out a way to get off an island when i was told there were no flights back to my home base for a week. did this trip go the way i planned? not at all. i had to cancel my trip to spain after being stuck in madeira and come up with a new itinerary halfway through. i pushed myself out of my comfort zone and grew as a person because of it and helped gain the confidence back in myself. i was forced to figure things out myself and grow in ways that wouldn’t have been possible in the act of comfort. i had to learn how to trust myself and my intuition. i made SO many new friends from all over the world. i made memories that i’ll think about for the rest of my life, and i don’t regret any of it. 
“hangout with people whose first language 
isn’t the same as yours. get to know someone who doesn’t come from your country. this is how you see the world. this is how you grow.”
 the best things in life are on the other side of fear.
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