I was chatting with my parents last night, and they said that since we’re stuck in Switzerland and I seem quite bored, and since I’m a legal adult now, why don’t I go on a trip abroad alone? I’m considering it, but I’ve never traveled solo before, so I don’t know.
I traveled in Central and South America via essentially backpacking for 6 weeks when I was 19. It was a wild ride and I had a bunch of fun while learning a ton. That said, I’m a big huge dude even then covered in tats. I didn’t feel nervous aside from a few particularly sketchy interactions. If I was an 18 year old girl I don’t think I would have done that alone. But that might be me being paranoid. It’s definitely an enriching experience but I’m not positive on safety for a solo teenage girl.