Have you ever wanted to just get up and go? I think about just going somewhere I have never been before and experiencing life, but usually my friends are busy working their full time jobs or have already have plans and they can't really be spontaneous. Traveling alone is a big fear of mine. I watch "Criminal Minds," I know what can happen when a girl like me goes out by herself, I have my suspicions.

Against everything that I know could happen, I went against my fear and I traveled alone for the first time, and it didn't exactly pan out like I expected it to. In Pennsylvania there is an abandon highway called Centralia or also known as the graffiti highway, where people go and spray paint what ever their heart desires on an old highway in a town that is almost a ghost town. Not many people live there, yet many people I follow on social media have gone, and it was on my summer bucket list.

I typed in my GPS the town of Centralia and it was about two hours away. As I started on my way I knew what I was passing and a sense of where I was going. Not until I got into busy traffic did I start to second guess myself. The thoughts of having car trouble or getting lost started to enter my head. But I realized I already made it so far I might as well keep going. Before I knew it, I came to the town of Centralia. I traveled up and down roads trying to find signs that led me to the graffiti highway, yet there was none. I pulled over at a pull off stop and texted a friend of mine that went a few weekends back and she told me I had to walk on a trail to get there.

I had no idea where I was going, and of course there were no signs that led me to where I needed to go. I saw some graffiti on some trees so I went right. I followed the graffiti until there was none. When I came to a fork in the road, I looked down and saw footprints and went straight (using my "Criminal Minds" knowledge). Before I knew it I was walking through the middle of the woods, by myself.

This is where my entire trip took a turn. Imagine yourself alone, walking through a place you have never been, let alone in the middle of the woods! I was praying to God to get me there safely and to just guide me to where I need to go. It felt like I was walking forever yet still like I just started. I started to hear rustling in the bushes and saw hooved and paw prints and I knew I wasn't alone. I realized I was in sandals and that I wouldn't stand a chance and I would probably get mauled by a bear.

I ended up not finding the highway and decided I should turn around before it gets dark out. On my way back, I was stopped by three boys, (I'm not one to judge a book by its cover but) they were not your average joes. They asked me what was down the road I just came from and I told them I assumed it leads to the highway but I didn't get there because I was turning around before it got dark. I didn't spend much time talking to them, I answered what they asked but slowly started to walk away. As soon as they kept walking in the opposite direction I booked it, trying to find the trail that led me to my car.

After the run in with the boys I decided to take out my pepper spray just to be safe. It was unlocked and ready to go. Through all the power walking and scary scenarios that were popping in my head I just happened to look over to my right and I saw graffiti down a little hill. As I got closer I realized I stumbled upon the graffiti highway.

I found it! I literally stumbled upon it and it was the best feeling in the world. My trip wasn't a waste, I finally found what I was looking for and all by myself! I praised God and I was so relieved, I wrote what I wanted and got out of there. I went over a small dirt hill and looked up and right there was my car. I literally parked a minute away from it. I got lost in the woods for an hour to realize that I was right next to it the whole time.

As soon as I got to my car, a car full of girls stopped me and asked if I knew where the graffiti highway was, I laughed and led them right to it. If they would have asked me ten minutes ago I wouldn't of had a clue.

Overall, my first time traveling alone made me realize that I can do it. I can just get up and go and even though one time won't vanish my fear of traveling alone, it does remind me that I did it once before and I can do it again.