How a Year of Solo Travel Transforms a Life

When I started traveling alone on a long road trip, it would be for three months. It ended up being almost two years. I didn’t intend to transform. Now, I know that experiencing and learning so many new things about myself and the world makes it unavoidable. Inevitable. My solo travels have taken me through many states in the US, parts of Mexico and Canada. With time alone in ways that we are otherwise never alone, I dove deep. It allowed me to discover many things about my life, my personality and how I see the world. Solo travel reveals or renews your sense of self I’ve realized that solo travel gives us a new perspective, whether done in short bursts or long term. It helps us see and understand ourselves anew. Not only are the places new, but we are different in those places. Every place we go, some new aspect of our character is created. This aspect would have never existed if we hadn’t traveled. We discover new flavors, smells, and tastes in each place. We encounter new sights, textures, and sounds. In response, we learn new likes, dislikes, and behaviors. I’m always finding new foods, music, clothes […]

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