Hey, beautiful people!!

First, I’d like to thank Rhonda for the beautiful work she has done by writing those books; she is a big inspiration!

I’m 22 years old, and I’m currently studying. I’ve had a very good life; I can’t complain. Thanks to my parents, I’ve always had what I wanted. But I’ve always had a dream: to travel to Europe.

I wanted to accomplish this before finishing my university degree, and I knew I was going to do it. So I began working last year. It was hard because I was studying at the same time, and I didn’t have much time for both things. I was about to quit my dream, but then something inside me, thankfully, never let me quit.

I knew the amount of money I had to earn to reach that goal, and I had it very clear, but sometimes it felt so far away. I knew The Secret and had applied it many times successfully, so I decided to use it again because I knew it was going to work.

I printed many pictures of tourist places in Europe and posted them everywhere in my room. I used to watch a lot of tourism videos on YouTube and wrote a “travel journal” with fun things I wanted to see and find in the countries I wanted to visit. I bought two suitcases and new clothes for the summer. I imagined myself using them, walking through Paris, or having fun on the beach in Mykonos. Doing that brought me so much joy and happiness!

I wanted to know if I was doing the right thing. Sometimes, I felt like it wasn’t going to happen, like maybe I should use that money for other things and stuff like that. So, tired of that situation, one night before going to sleep, I asked God for a sign. I wanted to be sure if my trip was going to be real.

A week after that, I registered on this traveling website called Couchsurfing, attended many events, and met many European travelers who had gone to Europe before and gave me so much information about my trip; I felt that was the sign I was waiting for. It just made me feel stronger and happier.

I kept working and studying, feeling happy, and talking to everyone about my future summer vacation in Europe.

So, this year, I knew it was going to happen. I completed all the documents I had to get to travel to Europe, got my Schengen visa through the French Embassy, bought my tickets, made some hostel reservations, and made many contacts in Europe, and on June 9, it finally happened! I went to the main cities in England, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and Greece in just one month!

I did all the things I imagined, even the fun stories I used to write in my personal “travel journal.”

Thank you to Rhonda for inspiring me and many others and helping us make our dreams come true!