"How I Learned to Travel Solo"

"How I learned to love to travel solo" by Cate Huston showed elements of both a blog post, and an education narrative. She kept the writing casual as she explained step by step how she keeps her cool traveling alone.

The "informal" layout of the writing was more that of something you would see in a blog. There were a couple occurrences when she used lists, such as, things she loves doing alone, things she is OK with doing alone, and things she finds stressful to do alone. This post related to that of an education narrative in the way she explains how she does something, and why. She explains the importance of traveling alone, but the greater importance of not being completely alone. Unlike the narratives I have read so far, I noticed rather than telling a personal story, she mainly stuck to just providing "tips" on traveling solo. She included small, undetailed examples of her personal reasoning behind her traveling suggestions. Although it may have seemed a little unorganized at times, I rather enjoyed this "relaxed" approach for an education narrative. It was straight-forward and to the point.

I believe Cate Huston came across clear to the reader in what she was trying to say. She didn’t hesitate to just let the words flow. She kept her writing interesting and personal. I will definitely remember her tips should I ever travel solo.