We travel for life not to escape us

Naomi Chan
Nov 5 · 5 min read
Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash

“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” — Michelle Emholtz

Flying more than 6,000 miles from Hong Kong to Spain by myself, I volunteered in a local hostel in a small town in the South, Conil, where the people there barely spoke English. Wandering and getting lost in 15 cities in Europe, I ended up having the best time of my life and finding myself.

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A petite girl with a not-so-petite dream ✨ To inspire and to be inspired.

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