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*90's movie record scratch* But wait, back up. I already have a plan for my summer. I literally just told you my plan. Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece. Why do I act like I don't know what I'll be doing in 3 months time? Why do I make jokes about my money running out when, as long as I don't go crazy, it definitely shouldn't?
I'm scared to commit to a solid plan because, in all honesty, I feel too young to be going off on my own.
This feeling is akin to impostor syndrome, feeling like I have no right to be where I am.
Which is absolutely ridiculous. I'm 21. I know PLENTY of people who have traveled on their own by my age or younger.
So why do I still feel like I'm too young to travel on my own?
It's a confidence thing, really. I just need to do it. I need to go, to prove myself that I can do it.
It's just scary right now. In my head, I keep thinking "I should go home, get a summer job, see my younger cousins, hang out with my grandma". All very good excuses for not traveling this summer, but that's what they are: excuses.
I know I need to go because if I don't I'll regret it. I just wish I didn't feel so damn young.
Did you ever feel like you were "too young" for whatever you wanted to do?
