I was tasked with writing about solo travel for Lojel, an international luggage brand. The piece appeared in Paid Leave, Issue #3, the brand’s online publication.

“Traveling alone has given me the freedom to pursue my own passions while also welcoming the “risk” of meeting strangers. I’ve learned, more than anything, that though we may speak a different language, we are more similar than we are different. Only when we realize this can we truly understand what it means to be alone—and fully appreciate the times when we are not.”

Read the full blog post on the Lojel site.