#SoloTravelingFashionista

I really don't know what got me into solo traveling, I just know many people from where I'm from thought my ass was crazy, shit still do. Often hearing things like "Girl you going where alone? You crazy that's some white people shit." However, I've been solo traveling for about a year now, my first trip was New York. I went for 2 days in January, I found a flight for 80 bucks, I thought you can't beat that and I've never been to New York so I booked it. It was one of the most fearless things I had done, I hopped on a flight without telling anyone to a city i've never been to, It was kinda empowering. Granted it was only 2 days but I felt like a boss and I learned that the world isn't as crazy as we think. I had nothing planned, I just wanted to see the things I've seen in movies. I know some reading this might be annoyed by my childlike perspective but I'm being honest. I felt like the kid from home alone as I wondered down New York City streets smiling in total awe as I made it to the nearest bar to eat dinner and watch the Oscars with total strangers. This was the year 2017 and that trip to New York taught me 3 things:

1.) FASHION IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

   In 2015 my brother bought me this dress like coat (well I asked for it). So this jacket takes form of a coat and can even be separated to wear as a skirt or half jacket. While in New York I went to Central Park and so many people stopped to compliment and even talk about this jacket! Having those random conversations helped me more then they realized. Let's be honest being a woman and traveling alone people expect the absolute worst. Those conversations helped me relax and actually take in what was around me. Helping me realize that as long as I can dress I'll always have friends.

2.) NEVER LOOK TO OTHERS FOR APPROVAL

    When I tell some people i've been to certain places alone they look at me with expressions of confusion and worry. As in "why are you traveling alone?" Well i'm single and me and most my friends are at total different places in life which is fine but this carefree adventurous soul of mine doesn't wait on anyone. After I took that trip alone it changed my perspective. I stopped explaining myself to people who couldn't see outside their box. I stopped giving a fuck about what people thought who've never even been to the beach. And for anyone else who didn't get it I just simply told them "My life is mine"- word to Tracee Ellis Ross.

And Lastly: EMBRACE MY IMPULSIVENESS

   I am very impulsive but that's how some of the most memorable moments of my life happened. I didn't think I just did it. There is two sides of me the over-thinker and the figure it out later just do it. If I sit and think about anything for to long the adult in me is like "Yo, franny chill", but I often find myself wishing I would've did whatever it was. Just recently I wanted to go to Miami to visit the Museum of ice cream and tickets were available so I got in my mode, researching hotels looking up flights. I found good deals for all but for some reason I was indecisive, when I finally made up my mind to do it, tickets were sold out. I sat there looking dumbfounded like now what? However, I did find another alternative to feed my adventurous soul. I decided to go to Dallas,Texas to visit their spa castle. Which is another story for another day but regardless of what my experience was I was more glad that I went, then not going at all.

     All of  those things contributes greatly to this fearless and careful attitude of mine. This year alone I have about 4 solo trips planned, to festivals I've been dying to get to and corners of the world people don't care to see.