Before trip jitters

Before each trip there is always the 'crap what is something bad happens' jitters. The 'what ifs' range from missing your flights to being robbed or even worse. I remember when I left to live in Costa Rica. I was terrified. I told myself not to talk because I would cry and my dad would turn the car around and not take me to the airport. So there I sat the entire ride to the airport grabbing on to the the side of the car, reminding myself to breathe. That experience was the best experience in my life. No other words can describe it or would be able to. Repeatedly, I have heard people say to me ' I wish that I could be like you or I wish I could just up and leave to another country'. It isn't that I am some super hero that fears nothing. Most of the things that I do in life that are considered out of the ordinary are terrifying to me. I just make myself do it. I refuse to give something up simply because I am scared. I just grab on to the side of life and remind myself to breathe. Of course it isn't all peaches and cream but by working through the unknown, I got to know myself. I titled my website 'traveling opens the mind' because I truly believe that in order to completely know yourself and where you came from you MUST first know others and where they come from. In addition to that, understanding your individuality comes from studying yourself when you are out of your comfort zone and in someone else's.

Welcome to my experience. This blog is to tell you about my experiences and stories abroad but mostly it's purpose is to remind me in the months to come of my memories and to reinforce travel. Let me warn you now; I don't want to spend my entire day typing on the computer. It's expensive and I want to be as withdrawn as possible. So spell check and grammar checks are prohibited! If it doesn't make sense then figure it out. Also and most importantly - I do not plan on censoring my blog. My blog - my experiences - my words.