Traveling the World: It's a Piece of Cake

So over the past couple of years, I have been fortunate enough to travel pretty much across the world. I've recently just moved to beautiful Australia and decided to finally share with everyone, after I received so many Facebook inboxes, on how easy it is to live in a foreign country and travel the world. Before moving to Australia, I lived in London for a year and before London, I lived in Spain (which is by far my favorite country).  I've visited France, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Morocco, Ghana, Dubai, Thailand, Sri Lanka and there are still so many more places that I still want to explore. The first thing that people might assume is that I am a spoiled rich girl with infinite funds.  Others believe that I am in a program or have some type of an amazing job that allows me to travel around the world. We'll I'm not really rich, nor do I have an amazing job that enables me to travel.  In fact, most of my decisions to move to a different country are basically an attempt to avoid working a full-time job in the real world.

You Only Have One Life to Live
I've decided to write a blog to not only share my experiences but hopefully provide helpful traveling tips and advice to those thinking about traveling. Looking back on my experiences, traveling is really simple and easy, and the hardest part was just gathering the courage to get over the fear and as Nike says "Just do It."  This may sound cliche but you seriously only have one life to live, so you might as well do it big. I hear people all the time with a million excuses to not follow their dreams.  "I have this or I have that," or I don't have this." We have all either worked hard in school or work....you deserve to travel! In my opinion, traveling to other countries is a vital part of life, and I have so many amazing experiences that are priceless.  Make the time.

Stop Being Afraid
As Americans, we are bombarded with television programs and movies that make us afraid to leave our houses, let alone travel to a foreign country. My mother ingrained in my head as a child, that there was always a sexual predator lurking around.  For most of my life I was paranoid, but I realized that if I continued to be think that way, I would stay in Durham, NC. Actually, depending on what part of the world you go to, especially Europe and Australia, they are safer than most places in the States. I've travelled most of the time alone and I am OK.  Moreover, most of us are afraid to step out of our comfort zones.  Well, if you think about it, the richest people in the world are the ones that take risks. "Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway!"

With a little money saved, and some time, the last thing that you need is guts and a big set of balls.  I've learned that one of the main reasons why people don't travel, is because they don't have travel companions, or their friends have backed out at the last minute.  While it is not ideal, you can travel alone and still have an amazing time. Believe it or not, there are millions of people that travel alone.  If I waited around for others, I would have never seen some of the things I did. You can move to a foreign country alone, and still meet friends and enjoy your life. You might miss your friends and family, but they will always be there. The opportunity to travel might not, so do it while you still can.

Before I left London, a dear friend of mine, who has become a very close friend, gave me this amazing book to read when traveling to Australia called "The Secret." One of the quotes from the book said "If you can see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand." So I've always said to myself that "thoughts become things," and it has helped me get past my fear of moving all the way across the world.