I had travelled before, but never with all my important documents and most of my life inside luggage I could barely lift. The flight was straightforward. The part that frightened me was landing tired and having to make ordinary decisions in an unfamiliar system. Which train? Do I need a reservation? What if the flight is late? Can I carry everything fast enough when the platform changes? I wrote the route in several places and saved screenshots as if the internet would personally abandon me on arrival. The journey was not elegant. I stood in the wrong place once and asked two basic questions. I still arrived. That gave me more confidence than any perfect travel plan could have.