The Hardships of Traveling

Learning how to cope while traveling is important because you are being exposed to a lot of new things. Traveling in a large group can make things even harder especially when you have an introverted personality. Winding down to the end of our journey has been the most difficult for some of us. Tensions between others can be high and things are easily misunderstood or misinterpreted. However, there are ways that you can learn to handle being in a large group for weeks at a time. When you have free time use it to your advantage. Get away from the noise and go hang out with a small group of friends or go for a walk by yourself. Sometimes it’s better to be alone and there’s nothing wrong with being alone. If you have had a particularly stressful day, find someone you trust to confide in. Afterwards, take a nice long hot shower to relax. If you are having problems with another person and feel that you can talk to them about it than talk out your issues. It is okay if you do not feel comfortable discussing the issue as well. Sometimes the best option is to give each other space. When you are in such a large group it can make you feel claustrophobic and uncomfortable when tensions between you and another person are high. But there are two sides to every coin: you could look at the big group as a way of being trapped or look at it from the perspective of having several different groups that you can choose to hang out with. Traveling can be fun but also scary and sometimes being afraid isn’t so bad. You just have to make sure that you take care of yourself and get the space you need.

-Savannah