I know Megan will probably be like, oh Michelle, you're such a copy-cat, but it's probably the biggest risk I've taken thus far. Now granted I went with a group, but going to Australia was huge for me.
Growing up I knew I wanted to travel, I wanted to see the UK, Italy, Germany, Poland - most of Europe actually (that could be my obsession with anything WWII though...), but Australia, for some reason, wasn't ever really on my list of places to go. Until it was. I think the biggest part of Australia being a risk, is that I had literally 2 days before we left, turned 18. I had just graduated high school. I had no clue what I was walking in to!
The worst part of that trip? The stupid flight. When you spend a grand total of 36 hours in air, bus, or waiting, you don't tend to want to do anything.
We had some grand times in Australia.
- It was the first place I had my first legal drink
- I went snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef
- I had to navigate bus schedules on my own
- I lived with a family I had never met and without anyone else in my group for a week
- I for the first (and last time ever) had to hitch hike to get home
- And I met the most amazing people I have ever had the opportunity to meet. People who are nice and friendly and open because that's just how life is! You'd never meet too many people in the US like that.
I would love to go back one day. Maybe even a one-way flight?
There's so many other things that happened, but I don't think I could get through this post too quickly. Needless to say, I had a travel bug; traveling to a different country (that isn't Mexico or Canada) only heightened it. If this question had popped up after July of next year I would definitely say Rio is going to be that risk of a lifetime.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? Hahahahaha talk to me in a year!
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| Me and my roomie Megan (not the same Megan I'm copy-catting) |
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