GirlGI | Girl Gone International Issue 6 | Page 46

Melissa & Constance
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Melissa

American, 29

Constance

American, 32

Our story started with one of those

strange chance meetings that occur every
so often during time spent abroad. Mel
had been teaching in Busan, South Korea
and received a friendly message from a
university acquaintance. Con, who spent
most of her childhood summers on the
peninsula, would soon be returning to
visit family. In the spirit of backpacking
camaraderie, Mel offered to show Con
around Busan if she happened to stop by
and, as luck would have it, she did. Con
returned home after her trip and Mel finished her teaching contract; by the end of
that year they were making plans to return to Korea as a couple.
There are so many benefits of traveling
with a partner but our favorite is the inspiration we get from one another.
Wanna climb that mountain? Do it.
Wanna talk to that big group of expats?
Do it. Wanna haggle prices with a local?
Do it! Being together makes us feel
braver and more motivated to accomplish things that might not have seemed
possible alone.