Our backgrounds are remarkably similar but I stayed on the straight and narrow longer while you veered off earlier. We all regularly met in yearbook writers offices but no one ever did anything treacherous! I never would have had the nerve to backpack alone through Europe at such an early age. My renegade spirit didn't appear until much later (moving from Wisconsin to Boston for a job was a big deal) even though we graduated high school the same year. Interesting parallels. Interesting divergences.
There were so many reasons I got talked into taking that trip so young. It was a necessity, and it was one of the best things I ever did. I admire your courage, too. It isn't about the miles, it's about the leap into the unknown!
Our backgrounds are remarkably similar but I stayed on the straight and narrow longer while you veered off earlier. We all regularly met in yearbook writers offices but no one ever did anything treacherous! I never would have had the nerve to backpack alone through Europe at such an early age. My renegade spirit didn't appear until much later (moving from Wisconsin to Boston for a job was a big deal) even though we graduated high school the same year. Interesting parallels. Interesting divergences.
There were so many reasons I got talked into taking that trip so young. It was a necessity, and it was one of the best things I ever did. I admire your courage, too. It isn't about the miles, it's about the leap into the unknown!