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Traveling Alone Is Nothing To Be Scared Of, As Long As You Remember These Vital Items

A guide to calm your nerves and put your mind at ease.

Brianne Remy

Oct 30, 2018

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Have you ever traveled by yourself? To another country, state, by plane, car or by train? People are occasionally afraid to travel due to our crazy world and the lack of knowledge about traveling. Do you have questions about what to expect or how to plan? Here are tips and items you may want to bring or keep in mind when on an adventure.

1. How to Get There and Back

A key component to travel planning is how to arrive and depart from the location. Often times, people rent cars, purchase round trip flight tickets, train tickets, and more recently, get an Uber or Lyft ride. It is crucial for your safety that the menas of travel is set in stone before the trip begins.

2. Packing List/Supplies

Going camping? Going to an island or another state far away? Prior to the trip, It is important to pack the necessary items. Socks, shirts, pants, shoes, towels, extra garments and more. Sometimes bringing cleaning items such as Lysol or other home products can prove to be helpful when it is least expected.

3. Food and Drinks

Many families pack coolers and snack packs for long rides, or often stop at fast food locations over the trips duration. Packing food and drinks for traveling can cut down on stopping during the trip, saves money, and saves parents on rides with children.

4. Money

MONEY! MONEY! MONEY! The world revolves around these pieces of paper. And when traveling, that is no different. Whether it is saving up for the trip, spend money on the trip, or emergency money in general, it never hurts to have more than planned. Another plus is over allocating how much money is needed, so then there is wiggle room if a situation arises.

5. Cellphone/Communication

Ever been lost on a trip with no way of calling someone or contacting them? Whatever trip, whatever place, it is necessary to be able to contact help, family or friends in any given situation, even just to check in or to share photos. Make sure to plan a way to get a hold of a person if need be.

Hawaii, Europe, Asia, or wherever the world leads, when traveling, preparation is so important to the success and safety of the people on the trip. Where will you find yourself traveling next?

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2. Packing List/Supplies

3. Food and Drinks

4. Money

5. Cellphone/Communication

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83% of my trends in college would have been shamed in high school.

1. Eat

2. Be seen running across campus

3. Sleep

4. Skip Class

5. Blurt out

6. Wear dresses

7. Wear Crocs

8.Run on 4 hours of sleep

9. Use a Laptop

10. Crying

Because smiling gives you wrinkles.

1. “When I first met you, I thought you were a b*tch.”

2. Somebody asks you if you’re mad at them at least once a day.

3. You always look unamused. Even when you are very amused.

4. Anna Wintour is your spirit animal.

5. You are never approached by people who are tabling on campus.

6. You have to practice smiling before you get your photo taken.

7. The word “judgmental” is thrown at you on the daily.

8. You make people visibly uncomfortable in section by glancing at them.

9. Your parents thought that this was just part of a teenage phase, but this is actually just your face.

10. Your face could get you out of jury duty.

It hits hard in college.

1. Excitement of the final year

2. Trying to take easy classes to make it out alive

3. Does attendance count for a grade?

4. Skipping once won't hurt me

5. Wait that is due?

6. I'm just trying to graduate

7. I'll just do this assignment during my other class

8. Patiently waiting

9. Rejection

10. Accepting that you might have gotten a degree for nothing

11. Probably should have studied for that test

12. Sanity > class

13. Finally an acceptance letter

14. Oh yeah, finals

15. Graduating!

You might not see them everyday anymore, but you're still friends and your text messages prove it.

1. "Should I skip class today?"

2. "Did you hear ________ is engaged?"

3. "When are you coming home?"

4. "I finally talked to the cute guy in my science lecture."

5. GIFs, on GIFs, on GIFs.

6. "I saw the cutest puppy on my walk to class this morning!"

7. "Do you remember when we ________ at ________?"

8. "I miss you."

Sometimes these things are both necessary and inevitable.

1. Spending their money - when they actually don't have any.

2. Take naps. Lots of naps.

3. Staying up late binge-watching a Netflix show when you have an early class.

4. Skip a class to do something completely unnecessary.

5. Putting all your homework off for the night before it's due just so you can do nothing for a night.

6. Going out on a Thursday night when you have a test the next day.

7. Making impulsive decisions.

8. Write an important paper in one night.

9. Classifying Ramen as your main food group.

10. Going on late night food runs - and I mean really late.

11. Having more than 3 cups of coffee a day.

12. Doing really dumb, irresponsible things when out with your friends.

13. Finishing an entire show on Netflix in less than a week.

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