Alone on the Road — Part One
How I Took Myself on Vacation for the First Time There are only a few hours left before I leave. I am looking at my almost-packed suitcase and two cats sitting curiously on top of it. In front of me is the notebook where, for years, I have been writing down my thoughts and learning who I am. Tonight, I am going on vacation. Alone. My thoughts return to a year ago, when I was sitting just like this, waiting for the time to leave — the same, and yet completely different. What has changed since then? Me. I have changed. My first solo vacation was a collection of questions and smaller questions, most of them tied to my safety. I searched frantically online, looking for answers to that big, echoing question: What if…? And do you know what happened out of all my worst predictions? Nothing. That is why I now feel the need to share my experience with you. Travel is beautiful. Sometimes, we are truly privileged to take the most important person in our life with us. Ourselves. ...