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I grew up in a very tough environment, where I was bullied for almost 5 years just for being myself, different. I never changed schools always stayed in the same place fighting to make it through. I always new I wasn’t the average student, I wasn’t meant to be limited in a building learning, I wanted to do more, to be out and learn from experiences, I wasn’t fitting there, I didn’t belong there. In grade 11 I decided to move to Canada by my own and start again somewhere where no one knew me nor my story. For my surprise in the first month adjusting to this new life I realized I wasn’t the problem all along I just wasn’t in the right place because Canadians accepted me for who I was, I belonged and people liked me, made lots of friends and I gain, dare I say, a new family. However what I wasn’t expecting from this experience was finding myself. Jumping into this adventure all by myself leaving everything I knew and loved behind made me realize what I’m capable of, my strength and my worth. From that moment I knew this is what I wanted to do: travel more, specially alone because that vulnerability is what makes you connect with yourself the most, leaving your comfort zone and throwing yourself to the wolves, to reality, the real world. I often believe we live in a bubble where we’re not aware of what’s happening outside of it, in the rest of the world but as soon as you make the effort to get out of your bubble and see further than your own reality you find yourself immersed in a whole world of unknown reality. My whole life people made me believe I was damaged, that I wasn’t worth it and was going to remain alone forever. Turns out I’m much stronger than any of those bullies, I’m special in my own unique way and THAT is what makes me WORTH IT. After living in Canada for 6 months when I came back home I was a new person, a better version of myself and I was determined to never stop traveling. I’m very fortunate to live in a very geographically rich country so every time I have a little break I travel, to wherever. This is what I want to do: find the different versions of myself in every place I can, connect with the world, live various realities, to fly with my feet on the Earth. I can’t think of a better way of passing through life than actually living it in its all wholesomeness. And I’m determined to make it happen, because I can. Because I’m strong enough. Because it is worth it.