Given all the traveling I do, it may come as surprise that traveling causes me a lot of anxiety. It becomes even worse when I’m doing it alone. Thus 3 countries in 1 day—all of which were countries in which I did not know the language—that was a LOT. Even for me! Luckily, my friend was with me for a good chunk of it, and I knew my Hot Date was waiting for me at the end of it! What makes me anxious about traveling? Well, obviously looking like an idiot because I don’t speak the language or otherwise know all the cultural norms. I’m also always nervous about traveling as a woman of color in countries I’ve never been to and how I’ll react (sometimes, I’m more nervous about the latter!). And then there are the logistics involved—like getting TO my hotel after landing in Venice? LOLOL. I didn’t realize until just a few days before that I needed to get a boat involved! But, honestly, one of the best “priority shifts” I made in my life was trading in all my expensive handbags and shoes for...