Sunday, September 7, 2008
traveling alone
After my program (and frequently during the program) I will be traveling alone through Europe... I'm not big on tourist attractions- for example, I wasn't really interested in seeing la Tour Eiffel up close and personal. Instead, I would like to talk to locals, make friends, go to clubs, dance, cook a breakfast in a communal kitchen with others, and just have fun. The problem is, I am so morbidly shy and awkward that I am afraid I will not be able to communicate with other people, particularly in Italy, Prague, Berlin, or Austria, and will thus spend every day wandering lost and every night be in bed by 8:30pm. I really don't know if I will be able to befriend random strangers and be invited along with them. For this, I worry. If my independent travel is a waste, I will feel terrible about my own lack of communicate skills.
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Everybody in hostels just want to know why you're there and what you're up to afterwards. It's fun to meet all the people there, but you'll most likely not see them again unless you make a really amazing friend, so just make the best of it!
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thanks for the e-pda joe ;D
I have on occasion felt shy in hostels. I met almost no one in the two days I spent in Frankfurt. The great thing is: when you show up in a new place, no one has any idea you were shy in the last place. You have a perfectly fresh opportunity every time. Plus, with travellers you have about a million "free conversation topics" that you dont have in real life: "hey, have you found any good local pizza yet? I keep getting sucked into really touristy places." "Where else are you going on this trip? Have any good recommendations?" etc.
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