I don’t know about you, but a problem I’ve always had in my life is that if I wanted to do something, go somewhere, or eat at a specific place, but I didn’t have company, I simply wouldn’t go. It’s the kind of situation where you think in your head, “Everyone is looking at me and seeing how lonely I am and how I don’t have friends,” while in reality, nobody is noticing your existence, and only you are thinking that.
It turns out that for a long time I was like that, and consequently, I missed many opportunities to do things and go places because I didn’t have company. When I moved to Vancouver, I needed to change that way of mine, and not because I was forced to, but because I wanted to. Living far from everything you know, where everything and everyone is new to you, puts you in a position to open yourself up to new experiences, and that’s what I did.
These days I go to the beach, to the park, I go out for lunch, I go shopping, literally everything alone, but what I love to do most, and this is something Vancouver taught me, is going to concerts alone.
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I’m the kind of person who thinks spending money on concerts is one of the best ways to spend it, because it’s an experience you’ll never forget and there’s no better price to pay than experiences like these. And I confess that I’ve even missed out on concerts I would have loved to go to in Brazil just because nobody wanted to go with me.
In my first few months in Canada, I found out that the Jonas Brothers were coming to Vancouver and, being a fan of theirs since I was very young, I decided I was going to see them live. I started asking people if anyone would like to go with me and the answers were always “I don’t like them,” “I’m not going to spend money on that,” “I don’t have time.” For about 2 months I had already given up on going, also because I didn’t have company.
With less than a month to go before the show, I not only changed my mind and decided to go even though I was going alone, but I also decided it would be the best night of my life. I took all the money I had been saving and bought a ticket close to the stage.
On the day of the show, I arrived at the arena and there was no fear of being alone inside me, only immersive happiness. I went to my seat and quickly made friends with the girls around me, and in the end, it was all incredible. I enjoyed the entire show.
Today I say that this was definitely one of the best days of my life, the best show I’ve ever been to, and an experience I will never forget. Having company is great, but going alone is freedom; you feel everything in a different way and enjoy it the way you should.