I told myself not to cry!
I’m Hoang Anh, 25 years old this year. People often know me better by the name Mavis and Facebook channel Mavis Vivu Ky.
Since my first backpacking trip in my freshman year of university, up to now, over the past 5 years, I have had more than 100 trips to 54/63 provinces in Vietnam, and some cities in China and Thailand. .
I once had a flat tire in the forest where there was a sign saying “the area often has wild elephants”, or lost my companion on the top of Ngoc Long Tuyet Son, or got off at the wrong train station in Kunming, China…
But now that I think about it, the most memorable experience was also during a 30-day solo trip to the Central Highlands at the end of last year. For me, this is also the most special trip of my life.
SUCCESSFUL THE SAFETY Alone
As mentioned above, the solo trip means that during the entire 30 days of traveling here, I do everything by myself, alone, and without the companion or help of any friends.
It’s not that they don’t help me, but I want to challenge myself, get out of my comfort zone, try being independent in a completely unfamiliar place and see how it feels. And this is what made me fall into bad and funny incidents.
One afternoon, according to the schedule, I will ride a motorbike to an ancient village in Kon Tum. Busy hunting sunset on the way, I missed the appointment until 18 o’clock to start departure. At that time, the sky was still very bright!
I am optimistic and think I will reach my destination soon. But soon after leaving, the sun was gone, it was dark again after only a few dozen minutes.
The sky suddenly turned dark too quickly while the street lights were not available, the headlights of the motorbike I rented were also very weak.
During a section of the pass for a few kilometers, there was not a single person or house. Around me at this time are the vast, vast but attractive mountains, the sound of birds echoing along with the flickering headlights.
At this time, imagining the scene of robbery or traffic accidents often seen in movies, I was very confused and scared. A small, 20-year-old girl who has never been alone in such a scary scene, I think I can sit down and cry and give up right here.
But not, “Do not Cry!” Reason told me so. Because crying now won’t solve anything.
Taking a moment to calm down, I decided to get in the car and drive straight, continuing the journey I had chosen. Fortunately, for the rest of the way, I did not encounter any incidents or threats (as I imagined) and reached the ancient village safely.
Looking back now, it was that experience that forged my own courage and victory over fear. It also helps me learn from experience for the next time, not for the sake of fun but to not fall into such dangerous situations anymore.
ANY TRIP WILL HAVE A ‘BUG’…
5 years with more than 100 trips, set foot in almost every region of the country as well as other cities in the world, to me, every trip is “profitable”, more profitable is the other way around.
I have matured a lot in thought. Having had many diverse experiences in different regions, expanding my worldview, increasing my understanding of both nature and local culture, and most recently, the journey to the Central Highlands has helped me heal my soul a lot!
Healing here is not necessarily because I have a sad story. In the past, I used to look outside to try to find joy and help eliminate negative things. But after this journey, I have realized that healing can come from within me, or from small things around me.
In addition, my interests are also lessons such as skills in watching the weather, finding your way, improvising, communicating with local people, arranging schedules, managing time, taking photos… This is what I have learned throughout my travels, and is extremely useful in my daily life.
…and “LOOK”!
There are profits, but the trips also make me “lose” quite a bit, that is money and beauty of a girl.
Loving traveling, I have always told myself to try to earn money to go a lot, a lot. Since the second year of university, I have worked many jobs at the same time such as being an intern of a multinational company, learning design, writing content or translating movies…
And so far, the salary every month in addition to living expenses, I also save and accumulate for upcoming trips.
As for beauty, because of traveling a lot, going to sunny, windy or harsh weather, I get darker, my skin is also calloused, sometimes there are insect bites or allergic dermatitis. again.
But after all, I feel very worthy, because this “loss” has nothing to do with what I “gain”. Skin can be taken care of, money can be earned, but the youth of a person’s life can only live once!
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