Travel Nerves (And Doing It Anyway)

I’m just hoping that I’m doing the right thing.

I started this thinking “I can do this, I can do this.” But now I look back on it and I’m scared. I want to think I can do it, but I am very scared. But the whole point of this is to say that at 63 I have faced a lot of my fears, and I think I’m going to learn a lot when I’m overseas. A lot about myself. 

A. I’ll learn that I can do it. 

B. I’ll learn to stop being so afraid of life. 

C. Well, I already know that when it’s your time, it’s your time. So now’s the time.

On this trip, I am open to everything.

I have to be open to everything, because this is a once in a lifetime experience for me. For example, with food: certain animals are normal to eat overseas that aren’t normal here in America. I plan to try things I don’t necessarily want to try, because it’s my first chance to and I’m grateful for it! 

Cooking is something I’m going to try.

I’m staying at places with kitchens, like AirBNB-type places. I can go to the market and bring food home, and try to learn how to make it. This really does excite me but I don’t know why because I am NOT a cook, I’m telling you right now. I can make a good cherry pie, a good pecan pie, a lasagna, and chicken marsala… I think that’s it. So when I go over there, I’m going to learn to make different things.

Tapas.

Chocolate.

Parmesan Cheese.

Spaghetti sauce.

So many things to learn, and then I can make even more things with that.

More than learning about food,

I’m ready to learn how to open my mind and heart even more than it is, and take in all the nature of things I’m going to be seeing, as well as the culture of the people. Even if I’m nervous, I hope I’ll learn to believe in myself.

Regardless, I want you to come along. For all of it. Honestly, laugh at me when I mess up. 

Life is just something that we aren’t sure of.