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As far back as I can remember, one of my dreams has been to travel the world. I want to explore this beautiful globe and see all that it has to offer. I want to meet a variety of different people and live my life day to day with different cultures. In 2017, I was given my chance to travel. I became a nanny for a family that I had met online and I was ready to go to Spain. On my journey to Logrono, everything that could go wrong did. I had to sleep in the airport because my flight was canceled due to weather. I was on standby and had to wait until the next day to board my flight. After I was able to board my first flight, my second flight was delayed and I ended up missing my bus to Logrono. My luggage was lost and I didn't receive it until two weeks later. I only had fifty dollars to my name by the time I got to my dream city. I was assaulted my second day in Logrono and I had some problems with my au pair family. I could have gone home but I couldn't bring myself to. I didn't want to be a quitter or give up on this dream that I had for so long. All the events that occurred were hard to overcome and made me question what the hell I was doing. I left a good paying job, a blossoming relationship and an eventful life for what? I had this image in my mind of what my time in Spain was going to be like. Me on the beach, me meeting someone, me living the high life, etc. My time in Spain couldn't have been more opposite than what I had imagined and guess what!? That's okay! I grew up in ways that I didn't know I needed. I learned to stick with it even when it gets hard. I learned to adapt in social situations when you don't have anyone. I learned to step out of my comfort zone. I learned to be truly grateful for what I had in my life. I learned that I had demons from the past that needed to be conquered. I learned that I'm going to be okay. My time in Spain wasn't all bad, I made friends, learned a new and exciting culture, drank and ate a lot of delicious food, and found myself. Traveling drops you into events that you didn't know you needed. Traveling will put you in awkward situations. It will test you and your emotions. It will challenge you and your mind. But traveling is an amazing rollercoaster. My dream is still rooted strong within me. I am going to see this beautiful globe, I am going to meet new people and live my days full of diversity and culture. I am going to travel because it makes my heart beat in a way that I love. It makes me smile in a new way. It makes me laugh a little bit louder and a little bit harder. It makes my soul grow like a beautiful flower. Most of all, it makes me dream bigger dreams.