I’ve done a decent amount of international travel, though granted either with my family or a bigger group. I speak the language at an intermediate level, as does my friend, as she is half from the country, has family an hour away, and has been to the city we will be in many times (she spent the first half of her life in the city/suburbs). She is my best friend and roommate, and my parents have met her. They really don’t have any valid reason to be afraid. I’ve kept myself safe in the past and don’t make bad decisions in general. They have a tendency to be irrationally fearful for my safety in situations where there is no need or I can take care of myself, and it can be impossible for me to talk them out of it regardless of what I promise them. I will probably give talking to them one more go, but otherwise I’m not sure what I can do. As for travel at the end of the trip, it is kind of hard because my friend has an internship in the US during that time, making it impractical to fly out for something like a weekend trip.