Back in 2021 when I was on my first “big” solo adventure to Arizona, I got an idea to go to all of the national parks in California. Insert rewind music…let me elaborate when I say first “big” solo adventure. Prior to 2021, I had gone on many trips by myself, but most of them I was meeting up with a group or had planned the trip with the help of an organization. Kilimanjaro, and my Argentina exchange was with Rotary and I studied abroad twice in college. So, Arizona was a true solo adventure. I knew where I was going to stay and things I wanted to do and see, but the rest of the trip was all up to me. Whenever I travel, and even more when I am solo, I have so much time to think and reflect. I do a lot of thinking and reflecting in my day-to-day life, so my vacation brain thinking is next level. I vision what my ideal career is, who I need to re-connect with, creative ideas, trip ideas, how I can be a better person, and the list goes on and on. It is something I look forward to on ...
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