But my point in making all this art and sharing these stories is that I’ve always wanted to be transparent about how much I love to travel- how it fuels all of this creativity and desire to make.. but it also makes me sick to my stomach, riddled with anxiety. My biggest love is also my biggest fear, honestly. The truth is I push myself to travel because I know if I don’t, I’d let fear win and I would keep saying no to the things I wanted to do, all the places I want to see. Making the trip happen, being nervousscaredanxious and doing it anyway is the best gift I can give to my future self. If you want to be the person who does xy&z, the person who does this kind of thing, or that kind of thing.. the secret is, you just have to be. You can’t let anything stand in your way.. especially you. A year ago today I was stepping on the plane, heading towards my biggest adventure, and the one that scared me the most. And I did it anyway. And I have all these photos where I can remember my tummy full of butterflies in that moment, or being on the edge of ‘I’m going back to the hotel’.. all those chances I could have said no. But I also have all these moments that I didn’t let the anxiety win. All these beautiful memories of being the kind of person I’d always wanted to be.. the kind of person who simply just gets on the plane. I miss you Italy, every second! ♥️ #travellovers #wanderlusttravel #travellove #travelartist #travelinspired #italytravel #christmastime