• After going through a tough breakup, I quit my job to travel the world. • At first, I loved spending time in places like Spain, Italy, Thailand, and Taiwan. • But the lifestyle became tough, and after 18 months, I returned home to find stability.

At the end of 2022, after a year of living together, my boyfriend broke up with me. I'd built my life around him, even taking a marketing job in Colorado to move in together. I was shattered.

I was stuck at a job I wasn't excited about and found myself with nowhere to go. I knew I needed a change, but I wasn't sure what that could look like.

Shortly after the breakup, I called my best friend, Megan, an English teacher in Madrid. We'd always dreamed of backpacking together, but the timing had never worked out — until now.

She had the summ

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