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ADVENTUROUS KATE
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Today's Subject
"My Parents Don’t Want Me To Travel"
Hi Adventurous Kate!
I’m planning to travel abroad for an extensive length of time (most of 2013), and my parents are very nervous about this. I’m 28, single, financially independent, and two years ago I spent five weeks traveling around SE Asia (4 weeks with a group, 1 week alone) and survived just fine. For this trip I’m planning to start in New Zealand / Australia to get my feet wet, and then continue on to many places in Asia and Africa.
All of this is concerning for my mom and dad. They say they support my decision to travel next year, but they’ve vocalized how anxious they are and the topic has created somewhat of a rift in our relationship.
Do you have any tips for making parents feel more comfortable when their adult children decide to go globetrotting?
Kate Answered....
"In short: communication, communication, communication.
Be prepared to talk extensively about how you plan to stay safe while traveling. Safety is likely your parents’ biggest concern. Talk your way through worst-case scenarios — if all your credit cards are hacked, if you end up severely injured, if you’re robbed, if you run out of money. Familiarize them with your travel insurance. Talk about not drinking too much and the prevalence of date rape drugs in party destinations.
Be in touch with people who have done the same thing you are planning to do. One of my big influences before I started traveling was Lillie from Around the World L — she traveled Southeast Asia for several months on her own at the same age as me two years before I did. (And it didn’t hurt that she was from Boston as well!)
Showing my parents that a girl like me had done the same thing successfully gave them more reassurance. (This is especially important for North Americans, as we don’t have a gap year culture like the rest of the world.)
Encourage them to ask you questions. They might be worrying about things that never crossed your mind. Your parents might believe war is still going on in Cambodia or the Balkans, while those conflicts have been long over.
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Most importantly: promise to communicate frequently."
source : https://www.adventurouskate.com/ask-kate-my-parents-dont-want-me-to-travel/
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