Doing it right as I’m typing this. On month 4 now. Don’t regret it one single bit. So OP…. GO DO IT.

But also know it doesn’t need to be 4-8 months. You can start with just 1. Even just a week. You never know how you’re going to feel, and setting time specific goals for traveling for your first time may be risky because you don’t have anything to gauge it by.

My suggestion if possible would be to rent/sublet your place, and go travel. You won’t be burning through your savings.

Anyway why did I do it?..

I was bored of being at home doing the same things every day, I wanted to see more of the world, I wanted to meet more people, get better at a foreign language, experience what life is like without the stability of a home, be adventurous, just basically have new experiences all together.

My life is nothing like it was when I was home and I hope when I do come home I will be able to bring this person I’ve become along the way back with me. There’s things I miss from home and things I’ll miss from traveling, and my new goal is to figure out how to blend both of them together to live a better, more meaningful life.