17 Struggles That Are WAY Too Real When You Love to Travel

7. You’re drowning in student loan debt – meanwhile, all your new friends get to spend their hard-earned paychecks on bar tabs and concert tickets. You’re not bitter that if you’d grown up anywhere other than the US, you could have gone to university for free. Not bitter at all.

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8. You’ve missed more weddings, birthdays, and weekend trips with your crew in the states than you can count – and the FOMO is way too real.

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9. Meanwhile, you’re constantly in danger of burnout from doing all the things, because every moment feels like a once in a lifetime opportunity when you’re traveling.

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Written by Mary McCaw

Mary is a freelance writer and editor. She's based in San Francisco, but lately, home is wherever her suitcase is. If you really are what you eat, she is at least 50% pizza.