ABOUT ME
Welcome to Caroline Rose Travel blog, a place for travel tips and a platform for me to share my experiences and hopefully inspire others! A little about myself...I am 25 years old and grew up in Fairfax, Virginia, where I’m currently based. My two greatest passions are mental health and travel, two things I’ve always loved to integrate together. My first trip abroad was after college to Cape Town, South Africa where I took an internship working with prisoners and at risk boys. The experience completely changed me, and the moment I stepped off the plane back in D.C. I have made it a point to work towards implementing travel as apart of my lifestyle.
Traveling has become quite the obsession to me for many reasons. It’s true, most everyone enjoys a tropical vacation to palm trees and clear blue water to relax. But to me it’s so much more than that. The cliche, but very true reason, is that there’s a whole planet out there to explore and I’m dying to do it. Not only places to see, but people and culture to learn from and expand the boundaries of my mind and what I know to be reality. I get a high from seeing places that are so surreal I feel I’m on a whole new planet. I find belonging in realizing the world is so big and yet so small, and even though we are all different, we’re all very much the same. I find purpose in touching other’s lives through a helping hand or a simple conversation. I love the feeling of independence knowing I can survive anywhere my feet take me, and the empowerment I feel when I do. To a lot of people, chasing this feeling seems like wishful thinking and impractical, but this is what makes me feel alive and like it’s all worth it - and so I chase that feeling.
Through my travels I’ve developed an interest in learning and attempting to capture moments with a camera, a journey I’m still on and probably always will be. Now I’m expanding that by sharing my experiences with others through words. The idea of starting my own travel blog has been a fantasy of mine for quite some time but I was terrified and lacked the confidence to put myself out there like that. However, after being bombarded with questions and interest from people just based off my instagram, I finally decided to swallow my fears and go for it. I’m excited to open up, and I think blogging will be an opportunity for learning and growth within myself
So what can you expect? My aim to use this blog as a platform to reach out to others to feel empowered and inspired. Whether you’re looking for travel tips for a vacation or you’re wondering how to accomplish long term travel on a budget, or you’re already traveling and find a sense of belonging here, I hope to help! I want to share the ins and outs of how to save the money, how to plan, to share my stories and those I meet along the road, and overall to be real with whoever is reading at all times. My goal is also to make my travels as purposeful as possible and to share that with you. I may volunteer at different locations, take an internship, teach English, or do anything I can to give back to the people or environment. I’m hoping through my experiences and shared stories I can break some preconceived judgements of other countries, people, and/or cultures as well as inspire others to go out in the world with an open mind, a helping hand, and an accepting heart.
