CURRENT MISSION My mission as a traveller is to not be on holiday. This is my real life and it's not always easy travelling alone at 18 but it is the most rewarding endeavour I've ever pursued. I try to my best to dig further than the main tourist attractions. ABOUT ME I'm from a state in the US that few have heard of and a town in that state that fewer have heard of. The one thing that's never changed about me is my hunger to see the world. When I graduated high school in 2010 I had the perfect opportunity to work for six months, save up, and travel Europe. At first travelling alone at such a young age on my dollar seemed incredibly daunting, but once I started properly backpacking I realised it was the best thing I could have done with this year. Travel has changed me from an apathetic, painfully shy, fearful girl into an aware, interested, outgoing, and confident woman and continues to stretch and challenge me every day. PHILOSOPHY It's always okay to change what you believe in completely - it doesn't make you a hypocrite. I don't want to tell anyone what to do with their life. I strive to not harm anyone, but to try to make things better for others. I'd describe myself as an existentialist, and what that means to me is that life is inherently meaningless - it is our passions and our struggles that give life meaning. I love being alive!