This was not a vacation. It was a five-year, solo backpacking journey through more than 100 countries, often to places where there are no tourist maps. It was a deliberate education in resilience, resourcefulness, and the realities of the world beyond a comfortable life. These photos are not a highlight reel of good times; they are a collection of unfiltered moments—the challenging, the beautiful, the strange, and the profound. This is the evidence of a journey that shaped who I am today.
