I didn't know what I was trying to prove, but ever since my first step out from the house, I knew that I got to go on, of course there is always turning back but I don't want to look down on myself. The first time in my life running away from my house (not my home, because I already ran out from my home) and the city I am familiar with, with excitement, fear, worries and also guilt for not obeying my parents.
With my only traveling companion, a more than 8kg backpack, I started my journey to another countries I had never been before, the cities I don't speak their language at all. Thinking of all the potential dangers that could have happened to me, my very first mission was to come back in one piece! This trip actually sounds more like an adventure, I don't like to be called a tourist, I want to be a traveler instead.
For me, the most exciting part about being in a foreign country is to learn about the locals, you can see so many things by visiting the city on foot and that's what I always love to do. The best part about traveling alone is that you are free to alter your plan, go anywhere you feel like going, stop anywhere you feel like staying for a bit longer and still be able to enjoy the journey because you don't have to please anyone, you just have to follow your mind and heart. But be ready to bear higher costs as there is no one to share the accommodation and transportation costs, also there is no one to help you to take pictures and sometimes it is quite scary to sleep in a room alone. Anyway, you won't be totally alone all the time because you will meet new friends along the way. I make 7 new friends this time :)
I am still proud of myself for keeping the promise I made to myself, its not a luxurious tours, no 5-star hotels, no expensive meals, no air-cond bus all the way, but its a trip that I will always remember and never regret. Although this trip is too short to transform me to a totally different person, but the things I encountered and people I met along the way do give me some inspiration and changed me in one way or the other.
