Hi, Pain –

Are your bags packed? We’re going on an adventure! At first I didn’t know if I was taking this trip because of you or in spite of you. Either way, I had hoped this international escapade was going to be an escape from you for a little bit. Now I know you’ll be with me every step of the way. You’ll be the only one with me. My excitement about my first solo travel experience has given way to the realization that all it means is I won’t have someone to share it with. “Solo” is really just a rebranding of “alone.”