But it was an idea in someone’s head, and some planning later I was in a place with palm trees and a Disney castle. Wild.

I led a sheltered life until this point, so jumping on a plane in one place and hopping off it in another felt like magic. Like maybe this was another world. And I had a ticket to see it.

I feel a lot less anxious when I’m on a plane to somewhere new – like I’m escaping, even if it is only for a few days.