I glimpsed moments of incredible happiness as I sat in the early
morning hours and gazed out at
the serene beauty of the mountains and lakes. I left with a contented heart, beautiful memories
and a happy soul, grateful for having experienced more than just a
few brief moments of peace.
The Hardest Part of Solo
Travel – Returning Home
I expected to arrive back home
and my world to have changed,
but it hadn’t. I quickly realised
that while solo travel will dynamically change and empower you,
the worlds we leave behind will
almost always remain statically
unchanged.
An Onward Journey
So how was I to resolve this conflict of revelations? I made the
The immense wave of happiness decision to consciously conjure
and a limitless sense of possibility up the sensation I felt while away.
When I wake up every morning I
that washed over me during the
give myself a few minutes to feel
trip was swept away almost
immediately upon coming home. excited and grateful for the sheer
possibility of life and the many
A hollow melancholy set in. A
travels and adventures I have
week travelling alone had had
ahead of me.
such an impact on me that I felt
I had been away for a year.
I am a Girl Gone International
because... ‘I collect countries in
my pocket like loose change in
a purse.’
-Sarah Pannir