If you’ve been reading my reports from Australia, you’d be wondering why I haven’t mentioned the people I’m travelling with. 【小题1】 I’m quite used to doing things on my own and I quite often go and visit places by myself.

【小题2】 On the one hand, I can just please myself and do exactly what I want to do without worrying about anyone else. I can spend as much time as I want appreciating (欣赏) exhibitions, or I can just miss out the bits I’m not interested in. It’s great! But other times, I think it would be nice to have a partner with me. Like watching fireworks over Darling Harbor, I wanted to turn to someone and say “ Wow, did you see that! ”

People often talk to you more than they would if you were with someone else. On the plane, I chatted with Lucy who was going on holiday. I quickly made friends with Rhiannon in Singapore airport. I love chatting to new people, but quite often I get the feeling that people talk to you only because they feel bad for you having no company (陪伴). 【小题3】

The strangest thing has been other people’s reactions. When I walk into a restaurant and ask for a table for one, the waiter looks surprised. And the surprise only increases when I tell them I’m here on business. Yes, that’s right. I’m not on holiday. It’s not only middle-aged men in suits who go on business trips, a young woman in her flowery dress can too. 【小题4】 And I must try hard not to do so myself.

Doing things on your own can be scary, but it’s also so rewarding (有益的). 【小题5】 Hey, if I can fly to the other side of the world all by myself, then I can do anything!