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As an introverted person, it was completely out of character to quit my well paying-cushion type career. I was frustrated and terrified of spending the rest of my life in that place. So I quit. I quit with no real plan but to travel. Here I am with my flights booked, hostels secured, and what I thought was a well thought out plan. Boy was I wrong! I learned very quickly that the world was very different than what I had imagined. This was my first time traveling internationally by myself, where people spoke a foreign language and I didn’t know anyone! After 4 weeks of travel and with much more experience, I arrive in Bali, Indonesia. Canggu, to be exact. I was in heaven because of the abundance of Vegan food. Especially after arriving from a country that is not so vegan friendly. The architecture, the greenery, the asthetic! Wow. I loved this place the most, but it also was the place I felt most alone. I was used to being by myself at home so this wasn’t anything new. However, I didn’t realize how much I’d be effected by the fact that no one seemed interested in being friends. Everyone had their cliques. I was an outsider. It put a damper on my self esteem a bit. I got insecure. But I sucked it up and tried to enjoy my time in Bali as much as I could. So I went for a swim in the hostel pool alone everyday. I ate out a lot and tried so many yummy foods! I explored the city on the back of a motor bike and tried to live in the moment. I felt free. Because even though I was alone and lonely, I still did it. Even though I had doubts and just wanted to go home, I didn’t. I made the best of my short time there and will forever have fond memories of that place because that is where I truly was reborn. My leap into the unknown was the best decision of my life.