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The Runway Check
What you actually need before you go alone — a weekend or a one-way ticket. Not a packing list. Not a countdown. The short checklist I run before every departure:
- The money floor. The number that makes leaving survivable — not comfortable, survivable.
- The first-48-hours plan. Where you sleep, how you get there from the airport, what happens before you've figured anything else out.
- The safety layer. Check-ins, document copies, the one person who always knows where you are.
- The go/no-go call. How to decide it's a yes without waiting to feel ready.