(calming music)
- [Voiceover] The first time that I travelled alone,
I didn't really think about the fact
that I was travelling alone.
I just kinda did it.
- [Voiceover] I didn't really have a plan for price college
so I just wanted to do something fun and crazy
and not anything permanent but just
do something on my own.
- [Voiceover] I was studying abroad in Italy
for a couple months and I wanted to go to Spain one weekend
and no one else wanted to go so I just decided
to go on my own.
- [Voiceover] I remember being alone on the plane
on the way to Paris thinking,
what have I gotten myself into?
I remember wanting to land and find the next
flight back home.
- [Voiceover] I have travelled all over
the United States by myself.
- [Voiceover] It wasn't until later on that it occurred
to me like, oh, I'm actually by myself
and I'm totally doing this whole thing
on my own independently.
- [Voiceover] I think what I realized most
I constantly wanted to be validated by other peopole
about the amazingness of the things I was seeing or doing.
Why couldn't I just believe it was amazing
without other people validating me?
- [Voiceover] The coolest part about travelling alone
is the people you meet along the way.
- [Voiceover] Sometimes it's really nice to be alone.
It's the most adult that I've ever felt in my life.
- [Voiceover] Nobody that knows me has any idea
where I am, it's quite a freeing sensation.
- [Voiceover] You're your own decision maker,
you don't have to rely on anyone else.
If you're an easy going person,
you can just kind of go with the flow.
- [Voiceover] I just remember that people
are softer and gentler and more helpful
than you could imagine.
- [Voiceover] Bad things can happen to any of us
so be prepared, be knowledgeable
but don't psych yourself out of things.
- [Voiceover] Stay in alternative places
and don't just stick to the beaten path.
- [Voiceover] Travelling alone as a woman is exciting.
- [Voiceover] Traveling alone is deeply freeing.
- [Voiceover] Travelling alone is a confidence boost.
- [Voiceover] Travelling alone is empowering.
- [Voiceover] Travelling alone is badass.
- [Voiceover] Lonely, scary but it can
also be quite amazing.