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2 Jul '16

Chiang Mai

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Thailand

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How do you deal with the fear of leaving for the first time?

 

by @eddie |  | 32 comments

Hey everyone!

I’m getting ready for my first trip abroad alone (this Oct). I decided on Chiang Mai because I feel like it might be the best place to get my feet wet. Plus I’ve been planning on going to Thailand now for about 3 years. Dream started 3 years ago, started my business 2 years ago, finished college/moved out of my parents 1 year ago, left my part-time crutch job a few months ago and now I make enough online to be location independent.

But now that my dream is becoming a reality, I’m actually kinda scared. Just thinking about boarding a plane with only a backpack in my possession is liberating but also frightening. Probably the craziest thing I’ve done in my life and I’ve worked so hard to get to this point.

I’m sure that most people here had to deal with the fear of leaving for the first time, the uncertainty of what will happen, and maybe even some resistance from your family. I’m just wondering how you dealt with it? Maybe I just need to re-read some of the books (4 hour workweek, vagabonding, The $100 startup, etc…) that gave me the motivation and courage to start in the first place. What motivates you to keep going?

Thanks!

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How do you survive hanging out with a group of people that don't speak English well?


by @tylerf |  | 6 comments

I’ve been living in countries where English isn’t spoken that well among the population.

Most of the time I hang out 1-on-1 with a native that speaks good english.

And that’s because when I’m in a group where most people don’t speak good English, it’s painful and awkward.

You feel bad if everyone switches to English just because of you, but at the same time you feel totally left out if everyone speaks their native language which you don’t understand much about.

Have you guys faced such situations before?
How did you handle it?

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