With all trips that I’ve been on, I always end up freaking out about the same things. Whether I packed appropriately, did I bring enough money, etc. The one that always bothers me most is the fear of losing something necessary to travel. When traveling out of the country, it’s hard for me not to have my hands on my passport at all times, as I’m always worried I’m going to lose it. While I’ve never lost any sort of documentation while traveling, I continue to worry about it every time. I actually see this as a good thing, for if I weren’t so worried about it I might actually lose it. With that said, the additional documents required for this trip have me a little nervous. The idea of losing something like that and ruining the trip is always in the back of my mind. As I’m sitting here now typing this out, I know everything is going to go okay. But at the same time, I have no doubt that I’ll be pretty anxious about making sure everything is in the right place at the right time.
The only other thing that I’m a little nervous about is communication with locals while abroad. I know English is prevalent in Vietnam and Laos, but I’m not sure to what degree. I doubt that I find myself in a situation where I need help and there is nobody to help me, but I can certainly see myself causing some frustration or feeling lost when trying to communicate.