This summer was the first time I’d traveled on my own. To say it was life-changing is both cliché and incredibly accurate. I wasn’t quite prepared for the extraordinary range of emotions I’d experience traveling through Europe, from obnoxiously crying in the middle of Gare du Nord to smelling the fresh grass of the English countryside and feeling completely at peace.
Here are just a few songs to capture some of those feelings you’ll experience and set the stage for all the incredible adventures to come.
Getting ready to board your flight
Metric, “Waves”
A Fine Frenzy, “Now Is The Start”:
Gazing out the window on the train/plane to your next destination
SZA, “Country”
Radio Dept, “Pulling Our Weight”
MisterWives, “Imagination Infatuation”
Asobi Seksku, “Thursday”
Dealing with a relationship on the rocks back home and/or saying goodbye to new friends and places
Stars, “Changes”
Stars, “How Much More”
Langhorn Slim & The Law, “Salvation”
Feeling like a boss-ass bitch in a foreign country
Jacques Dutronic, “La Responsible”
Roadtrippin’ Jams
Hedley, “Dreaming’s For Sleeping”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Plus, “Heaven In Our Headlights” and basically everything else by Hedley
Getting lost and melancholy in the winding streets of an ancient city
Camera Obscura, “Country Mile”
Bahamas, “Lost In The Light”
Reflecting on your adventures and feeling both incredibly insignificant but connected to the world around you
Mint Royale, “World” 
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