Travel journey #1: Leaving my cat

As I do love to travel, I would like to share my experiences.
While I got older my curiosity for the world growed as well. I was still in high school for 3 years but I already dreamed of traveling. Of course I would like to see the whole world and all her wonders, but I never doubted about the fact that Indonesia would be my worth my first visit. This is probably because my grandmother and a part of family is from Indonesia.

So after finishing High school I took a gap year. I started working from part-time to full-time saving all my money. I asked a lot of my friends if they were interested in traveling Asia with me, and one of my friends was. So we started planning the trip and after a month she said she couldn't go..
I never traveled alone before and I never went to asia before. But I decided to go alone. I saved the money and now I was in my gap year so there was time. 've quitted my job and booked my ticket to Jakarta. I just turned 19 so at my birthday I told my friends I was leaving in 10 days to South east Asia for 2,5 month.

Well, I'm a really chaotic person. Two days before I left I had the audition for the Art academy. And ofcourse I needed the vaccinations, which are scary. Even more scary, telling my mom that I'm leaving for 2,5 months on my own to Indonesia.

The day I left I started crying at home, at my boyfriend and brother, and I told them I would miss my cat so much :') Ofcourse they made fun of me. Reflecting on that moment now, I think I was really really scared. Leaving all the save people and places behind to go all alone to a different culture and unknown place.. At the airport my mom cried, and I said everyone goodbye.
Right now I'm thinking 'It was just two month Esmee..' But then I felt so different haha
With my heart bouncing so loud I almost ran to the gate for my 18 hours flight.

I woke up in the airplane with underneath me the blue ocean and small islands. The blue changed in dark gray. Thunder and rain were waiting for me in Jakarta.