Comfort zones and I get along very well, so well in fact that they were once all I knew and anything outside of that was a massive no. I liked the familiar, the predictable and the expected. I learnt my limits, I knew how outgoing I could be without feeling self-conscious and I learnt how to take calculated risks. Basically, I got really good at minimising my chances of getting hurt and really, really good at hiding from life. Why did I do all that? Well it was safe, I had clear boundaries and those boundaries formed a sort of safety zone around me, I was in a comfortable place. And for a while the whole comfort zone mentality did help, I worked on my confidence and discovered a little bit

“To live would be an awfully big adventure!” Peter Pan - So, do you love the idea of traveling? Do you seek adventure in your life? Need a gap year after school to explore? Are you hoping to find happiness in roaming around the world? Well, that was me. Quick background; I was homeschooled from grade 6 till grade 12, and don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed it! But there was one quirk to being homeschooled. I’ve been at home for the last seven years. I needed change. I wanted to travel. There sometimes comes a time in a young adult’s life when you just need to spread your own wings, get on a plane and fly! I wanted, I longed and yearned to see the world, discover new things and experience di