13 Invaluable Lessons That Prove How Important It Is to Experience Traveling Alone

"I have been traveling solo for a long time, and I have a nice story for you. A couple of days ago, my Uber driver from Cuba asked me, 'Is the US different from where you're from? Are people different?' I always have the same answer to that question: once you start traveling a lot and meeting people from all over the world, people are really the same! Different looks/shapes, but you start noticing that we all belong to the human race. It may sound cheesy, but it is very true. I am from Saudi Arabia, and I moved to the US alone after high school (around seven years ago)." — Saif Al-Sobaihi, POPSUGAR equipment coordinator