Just me

by Lucia Malfetana (Argentina)

A leap into the unknown Argentina

I'm very close to my family and had never travelled alone. I wanted to travel but my parents didn't, so I did what I never thought I'd do: I bought a ticket for myself, and it was just a matter of time until I was sitting on the plane alone, on my way to Galapagos. I got there, first solo travel, I met awesome people, made a very good friend that happens to live were I live. I found some quiet places in which I was able to get in touch with me and my feelings, and I got to write a little about that. I like writing but most of the time I don't have the time. I got to know aspects of myself that I didn't before. Turns out I'm pretty easy-going, and I just thought that I didn't like people, turns out I had to open my mind to new faces and new experiences. I had also broken up with my boyfriend, and that relationship wasn't a good experience, so I took that time to heal, and ask myself what I wanted to have happen in my life and see a good way to make it happen. I promised myself that I wouldn't let me depend on anyone else again in order for me to be happy, but that if people wanted to tag along in my journey to being happy they would be very welcome. I got to see how people from Galapagos live, I learned about the turtles and the ecosystem there. I met a german family that lives in chile and they basically adopted me as an extra daughter for the day. It was an eye-opening experience and I'm definitely looking forward to doing something similar again. I travelled into the unknown, but the unknown was how I'd feel without having my family close, and even though I missed them, I knew I was seeing them again and so I tried to have as much fun as I could.