This is going to sound strange, but I’ll tell you anyway: during the long stretch of the pandemic before the vaccine, which was at times the most intensely lonely I’ve been since childhood, I sometimes missed traveling alone most of all. Solo trips so often turn out to be my favorites, especially when I know people wherever I’m headed. Exploring on my own during the day and meeting up with an old friend at night? The absolute dream.
God, I love this. You cracked me wide open to so many of my own yearnings. What a gift. Thank you, Anni.