Linn
I have been traveling for 8 months. Started in the middle of summer in the Caribbean. I just had a one-way ticket to Trinidad and Tobago. Then I went to South America, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Brazil and flew to South Africa where I stayed a month. Asia was my last stop.
Most of the time I have been by myself. It has been an emotional roller coaster, with a lot of ups and downs. You meet so many people, you travel together for weeks, you do everything together, everything is so fantastic. Then you go your own way, and realize you might never see those people again, and start again alone in a new country… Not easy.
But I think I’ve learned a lot. It has been a lesson, even if it sounds like a cliche. I knew before leaving it would not be easy to be by myself, but you learn how to be with yourself, and how to handle a crisis. Learn to appreciate what you have and get more perspectives.
I am happy I did it but now I am getting homesick.
I would never have thought I would say that in my life but actually I miss having some routines. I can see the point with the routine now. It actually makes sense. Before this experience, I was almost obsessed with having to make the most of my weekends all the time. And you know this Sunday sadness you have before going back to work? I had it already on Saturday nights. From now on I am just going to appreciate it so much, just to be at home with my family.
The next step is to figure out what to do with my life, which was one of the objectives of this trip. And 8 months later, here I am.
