“Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.”  -- Bill Cosby When I first made the decision to travel to Southeast Asia for 3 months on my own, I was excited.  Excited about exploring the world on my own.  Excited about eating wonderful food.  Excited about meeting new people and learning about different cultures. As the trip approached, however, my excitement was joined by another emotion; an emotion that didn’t seem to belong and was quite unexpected.  Fear. Fear? Yup!  My mind … [Read more...]