I started traveling internationally when I just turned 17 years old. My first trip was to Milan, Italy… After that, I was hooked! Travel opens our minds and our reality up to so many possibilities. Traveling is an adventure – it’s scared, brave, courageous, daring, and livens our senses. When I came back home, I was different. When I come back home, I will always be different because I come back with a piece of the place I have traveled to as a new part of me. I shared those experiences with strangers who became friends. I tried something new that became familiar. I was afraid I leaned in… and then I became excited because I knew something I didn’t know or understand before.