Anna Thinius

1. When do you leave?
   September 2004

2. How long do you plan to be away?
   A Few Weeks

3. How much have you saved?
   1000 euro

4. How old are you?
   18

5. Nationality
   Germany

6. Where do you live now?
   Germany

7. Occupation
   School

8. Is this job one that you actually like, or are you only doing it to pay for the trip?
   It's my career

9. Have you traveled around the world before?
   No

10. What is the route you plan to take/places you plan to visit?
    I don't know yet. I'd like to get some advices from people who have already done such a thing.

11. Why did you decide to take this trip? What got you into this type of travel, and/or influenced you to go?
    I love to travel and I want to see as much as I can of the world.

12. What is your biggest fear about this trip?
    I don't know

13. Are your family, friends, co-workers, etc., supportive of you? What is their opinion of your going around the world?
    My parents are in fact very supportive. They really want me to go on this trip.

14. How much planning and preparing have you done?
    To the Nth Degree

15. What are you packing? What do you consider your most indispensable item(s)?
    My camera

16. How do you think your round-the-world trip will change your life? How do you think it will affect and change you as a person?
    I think it will help me to get more mature, help me to understand different people and their cultures. I think having seen a lot of the world makes you see alot of things differently.

17. If you had to sum up your thoughts/feelings about your round-the-world trip in one sentence, what would it be?
    I am on the one hand scared and also very excited to go on that trip.

18. Why do you think people should go on round-the-world trips? Why not just take a regular old one- or two-week vacation instead?
    It's different to go on a vacation than actually travelling, because travelling makes you experience good things as well as bad things. Also you learn to adjust with the fact that you are away from home.

19. What is the biggest myth that people have about round-the-world traveling?
    I don't know

20. Why do you like to travel?
    Because I think it is important to get to know different people and their cultures.

21. What is your advice for people planning their own RTW trip?
    I don't know. I think I am the one who needs advice.