Traveling Alone for The First Time

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I have mentioned in a previous post that I travelled for work last week to Sacramento. I have never been there and now I have to go there by myself - something that I am a little nervous about. After landing in Sacramento International, I have a 40-minute drive to the town where our conference and training will take place. Now I live in a small town in the Midwest, and while I was born and grew up in Manila, it has been a while since I drove in a busy city. I landed there around 5 pm pacific time, which is the rush hour. I have to admit that I am nervous - on personal trips like this, I always have my husband getting everything ready for the trip, like rental cars. Because of the rush hour traffic, I cannot use the car's cruise control. I cannot believe that there are times that we have to do a couple of full stops in the interstate. Thank goodness for GPS, I was able to make the right turns and take the correct exits. There were times that I am almost in tears because the 5-6 traffic lane and speeding motorists make me anxious. All I can think about is that I have to do this for the next 4 days. After driving for the training's first day, everything started to be easier for me. While I still held back on exploring because of work stuff, it did not stop me from venturing further out to check out popular spots, like casinos, restaurants, malls, the beach, and just around nearby towns/cities. Even though I was not able to avoid feeling scared and nervous at times, I am glad for the experience. I am glad that I was able to do it by myself, and now I can say that I can survive traveling and driving in a bigger city.