I’m having a lonely day today.

At the moment I am sitting in a hostel in San Francisco. There are people around me in the common area, but no one I have connected with.

I went out this morning, walked 10 blocks to Wholefoods to try and get some nutritious food that my body is currently crying out for and came back to the hostel, not really feeling like having an amazing travel day.

Loneliness on the road, for me, is not a frequent occurrence. I love being free to do what I want, it is one of the things I value most. Not being restricted by travel companions, free to lay in park reading a book for hours, walking streets aimlessly, talking to strangers/new friends excites me like nothing else. Just some days, like today, I don’t feel it.

I know that this is a part of long-term solo travel. This feeling of isolation and loneliness will pass. I also know why I’m feeling it today. Spending the past week with friends, having plans I was looking forward to suddenly change, not being completely sure where I am headed next have all contributed to today’s nothing mood.

However I still have no desire to stop. I am excelling at life at the moment, and there’s no way I’m giving it up.