As someone in my mid 40’s who is new to the international travel game, I didn’t start actively traveling internationally until the past year. I didn’t see the true value in it, and I was conditioned to fear anything outside of America (by design as I will share later). I have traveled to all of the “American-approved and marketed” Caribbean destinations but anything outside of that was met with mental fear and uncertainty. Not to mention, my social circle was equally as narro