TRAVELLING ALONE

Marina Blum, a    student, travelled by herself for

MEDICINE

ten months last year in South America. 'I wasn't   

FRIGHTEN

by the idea of doing a long trip without a  . Some

COMPANY

people think that travelling alone is a sign of  ,

SELFISH

but you are freer when you can make all the    on

DECIDE

your own. When I was ill, I    felt lonely, but I made

OCCASION

many friends. However, I was    to avoid obviously

CARE

  situations. In some countries people stared and

DANGER

made rude comments. Sometimes I reacted  , but 

AGGRESSION

I never worried about my  .  I will definitely travel

SAFE

like that again. Next time I will be more    and I

PATIENCE

won't try to do so much.'