• Last year, I took a one-night solo trip to see Charli XCX perform in Ibiza. • The experience pushed me out of my comfort zone and showed me that I could enjoy plans alone. • Now, I understand the value of spending time by myself.

I'm not sure if it was the high stakes of planning the perfect itinerary or the looming idea of feeling like an outsider in a new place, but growing up, travel always felt daunting to me.

In the hopes of conquering that fear, I applied to my university's summer study abroad program and soon found myself thousands of miles from my home in California to complete a two-month internship in London.

A few weeks into my semester, I found out Charli XCX — one of my favorite artists — was playing a special one-night-only show in Ibiza.

In a giddy stupor, fearful

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