Just happened to make my first solo trip at the same time Tracee Ellis Ross’ new series Solo trips Hit Roku. And it turned out to be a divine time.
A weekly trip to Oaxaca and Mexico City has been in my vision for about two years. As a greedy traveler, I always loved Mexico. I was obsessed with everything I had heard of the culture, food and art of these two cities and found myself dreaming of drinking a mezcalrita in a speakeasy and dancing with a belly full of the country’s best tacos. The iit remained only a dream, as I came with excuses about why I couldn’t go yet – I needed a decent time away from work, a good part of the available income, a predator and a great travel partner. The list became bigger and bigger. It wasn’t until I was in my absolute spirit and I needed a vacation for the sake of my mental health that I realized that I was my best travel partner.
This is his dissertation Solo traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross. During three episodes, Ross’s spectators in its transport, as it leads us to solo trips to Marrakech, Morocco, Riviera Maya, Mexico and Marbella of Spain. THE Girlfriends Star is already known for approaching its ambition, charismatic nonsense and the almighty majestic aura, but there was something very special to see Ross to share her solo journey so closely. Her embarrassing moments were in her own sense as coordinated as loneliness that is honest for emotion.
I did exactly what I wanted for eight days straight … he cures.
But Ross highlights the curse to constantly wait for a “perfect time” in your life to do the things you want: “So many of the individual trips to me [is] I don’t expect anything to walk in my life, to be in my life, to experience my life, “he told Episode 1.
As a black solo traveler, there are many factors that need to be taken into account. I went to a country where I don’t know anyone and don’t speak the language. When I talked about my travel plans with my friends and family, they would tell me to “watch out” because of the missing travelers who lived abroad. I almost got out of my journey until I acknowledged that if I let others show their fears on me, I will end up dreaming only for this journey instead of taking it.
So, with only mild stress and very Wanderlust, I got a dream vacation on my own. My first stop was the town of Oaxaca, where I stayed Grana bnbA beautiful former mansion turned to bed and breakfast with stunning service in the capital’s capital. During my visit, Oaxaca is celebrating La GuelaguetzaAn annual festival that emphasizes Community reciprocity. And I really felt their generosity. The daily performances, the museums, the parades and the hell of many Mezcal and Mole (the signature of the area) kept me busy during the 4 days. On the third day, I visited Sacred For an exhaustive hike that was worth it to see one of the two fossilized waterfalls in the world.
On Friday, I arrived at my accommodation at Volga Hotel for four days in the city of Mexico. I arrived a little, facing myself in a more luxurious stay in the city. Located in the busy Roma Norte, I ended up walking a lot in the neighborhood. I felt like I was taller the more I investigated. Even with the rainy season, I felt that the time of travel could not have been better. From buying a ticket from a scalper to a luchadores race with Solo dining room at Michelin Starred TowerI moved like the only thing that gave me permission was me. And this is something I tend to forget at home, as the calendar invites and the fantastic responsibilities take control.
We deserve a life full of miracle, rest, joy and vulnerability. And we deserve to know that the world is our oyster, no matter who it is or is not on the journey of life with us.
My journey felt like jazz. Impromptu, soulful, vibrant and exploratory. I did exactly what I wanted for eight days straight and sometimes it was nothing. Heals. As black women, we constantly control others, cultivate our communities and play maternal roles regardless of whether we choose to have children of our own or not. Is over -drainage.
Ross threw so many gems into her show. But what showed me the most was how much the show uses silence to emphasize Ross’s time on herself. I found myself sitting silently. I often chose AC or rainfall of the room over my headphones. We enjoyed the quiet. But I found myself a little restless because of it until I got used to it. Then I realized that it was the same moments when I went deeper into myself in ways that I could not have access without travel.
At 33, I had to be real for my biggest fears. Nowhere in this directory is it lost, it hurts myself in another country or get a racist look. What I am most afraid of is sad that I let the worries prevent me from living the life my heart wants.
“I am responsible for my own happiness,” Ross told the show. Black women should remember it for us. We deserve a life full of miracle, rest, joy and vulnerability. And we deserve to know that the world is our oyster, no matter who it is or is not on the journey of life with us.
Although this was my first international solo trip, it will not be my last. And with Solo trips Now renewed for a second season, I hope that more of us find the courage to stop waiting for others and see that we are the best friend of our trip.
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