Golden Box Book Publishing GBBP Magazine, July, 2017 | Page 15

Many people told me that I was mad. How could I think of going around the world by myself? As a woman? Without much money? At my age? It was bad enough that some people did not think I could do this, because I am a female, and would be traveling alone, but did they have to throw in my age? I am not that young, but I am not that old either. Actually, I refuse to be old. Where does it say that only young people can backpack or gallivant through the world? I have a lot of energy and I am in great shape. Because I am a little older, hopefully, I have more common sense. (Yeah, sure.) However, what’s age? Your chronological age? Your mental age? Your biological age? Your physical age? Age is just an abstract number. We all have those different ages within ourselves. Mentally I feel different ages depending on the situation. At some moments I am twenty years old, at others I am twenty-eight years old. Very seldom I feel all grown-up at thirty-plus. However, when my daughter reprimands me for spoiling my granddaughter, I feel like a 5-year old being sent to sit in the corner. How old am I? It does not matter Forget about the numbers. Just be you. https://www.amazon.com/Fulfill-Your-Dreams-Cristina- Grau/dp/1518856683 15