Embracing the Outsider Within: Self-Confidence as a Foreigner
When I arrived in Split last year, I was already comfortable with who I am. I was battling grief, so it would tend to throw me off at the most inopportune times, but at no point did it make me feel less than. I also quickly realized I looked like I wasn’t from Split.
It was a strange feeling. I had spent just under two weeks in Split months earlier and several more in other parts of Croatia. Even throughout my travels last year in Turkey and in Italy, I knew I looked like a foreigner, but I was travelling, so obviously I would look different - like a tourist. However, once I moved here, I quickly became hyper-aware of societal nuances, style, and lifestyle—and it became clear I wasn’t like anyone here.
Imperfect Growth: Lessons From A Woman’s Journey Through Change And Adaptation
“I always try to make the best of a situation. I don’t mean the ‘toxic positivity’ way of thinking. I mean, I sit in it; in all of its sadness, seemingly impossible moments just to survive it because I’ve learned that sitting through it is the only way to survive it and come out on the other side.”
Liberating Myself: How I Got the Guts to Start Travelling Alone
I didn’t give myself time to freak out throughout the planning process. I was and am still very much of the mindset, that if you want something, don’t give yourself a choice to back out, no matter how scary it may seem.