It all started when I was 14, watching a video about Japan on YouTube. I was completely fascinated. The idea of being somewhere where my language wasn’t spoken felt incredibly exciting to me. Back then, there weren’t many videos about Japan, but I watched every single one I could find. Over time, my curiosity expanded to South America and Southeast Asia. That’s when the idea of becoming a traveler really took root. My first trips were to the Balkans and Georgia during a university break in 2022, with my ex-girlfriend. I didn’t speak any foreign language at the time, we managed to visit 7 countries. It was an amazing experience — more like a tourist trip, but it gave me my first real taste of travel. When I got back, I started taking steps toward my solo backpacking dream. Just two months later, I began my Central Asia journey. I traveled overland from Turkey through Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan — this time as a backpacker. When I returned, I felt something had changed. A sense of emptiness I had carried for a long time was finally gone. After some time and preparation, I bought a one-way ticket to Singapore… and On the way 3+ year