So it was the 4th of february, a normal wednesday of 2020. I was literally wearing panties and a t-shirt, still in my dorm bed that i had been living in for 4 months. It was as early as 8 in the morning, when I FINALLY decided to do it. After 5 years of traveling and thinking: ‘’maybe i should start blogging about my adventures’’, that I decided to finally google: ‘’How to create a blog’’. I figured after all these years of writing about my travels, for myself, but also for my friends and family and after years of trying to explain why and how i manage to travel as much, might as well share it with everybody. After reading a few articles, I realized that it was gonna be a bit more difficult than expected, but definitely worth it. Took me hours just to figure out which platform i was gonna use.
THEN CAME THE TIME… to choose a domain. A.K.A the name that my blog would be wearing FOREVER. I decided to go with ‘’You Go Mielo’’. I wanted something neutral that had something related to my name in it, but would also refer to the anxious part of my personality that i want to include in here. Because yes, i have an anxiety »disorder ». My anxiety presents itself in many aspects of my life. Whether its social anxiety, time related anxiety, eating related, organisation… NAME IT. There is always a reason for my brain to start feeling anxious and/or unsafe. BUT being anxious is not who I am. It’s just a small aspect of my personnality that shows up as a little bit more challenge in my regular everyday life. Its why I hesitated at first to use »the anxious traveler », but I wanted people struggling from anxiety to be able to identify to that character A.K.A, me. I wanted to be able to share how I actually used travel to fight against anxiety and grow stronger (more to come in my about page). You go as in ‘’on the go’’, but also as in ‘’YOU GO GIRL, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING’’. A little reminder to myself and to all of you out there.
What made me wait all those years to finally start writing about my epopees, was the wonder of ‘’is it going to work?’’, ‘’will it be interesting?’’, but mostly, am i comfortable spending so much time on a computer while traveling and ‘’vlogging’’ about the things i do and the places i visit. So today I told myself : ‘’there is only one way to know.’’. Here I am, eager to share with you the way i travel, my experiences, all the alternatives to travelling the way I experience it. I am not here to sell any kind of lifestyle. I am here to share how I do this ( which can be completely different for someone else), to be as authentic as possible and to share the truth about traveling. Because it’s not always pink and sweet and it’s not at all that relaxing. Traveling is a challenge, it’s a life experience and they’re are many ways to do it. I want to share with you how I travel and how accessible it can be for you too. I am not gonna act like traveling is not a privilege, but it can be easier and cheaper than what most people think.
I am not currently travelling, but my girlfriend and I are preparing a year long trip from ALASKA TO PATAGONIA. We will be leaving in about 2 months and I will be sharing our pre-trip adventure. Talking about girlfriend, I will also be talking about being gay in different countries. The LGBTQ+++++ friendly places and the not so friendly, plus how to »act » in these areas of the world. Cause unfortunately, no matter how open minded some countries are, there are still some places out there where it is dangerous (CAN’T EVEN BELIEVE WHAT I’M SAYING HERE !?!?!) to be homosexual. I will also try to keep you up with my previous adventures and how I cope with the angst of the routine when I am back »home ».
Happy i’ll be sharing all of this with you! Feel free to go read more in the ‘’about’’ page. I’ll try to post as much as I can in the next few days. Talk to you soon!
Mielo
☼ The anxious traveler ☼ 