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Sol Escobar is a world explorer, language enthusiast, amateur salsa dancer, University lecturer by day, and aspiring writer by night. She flashes her biggest smile at the slightest provocation and has finally learned to (literally) walk the talk. Through her tales, she hopes to inspire people to follow their hearts. For more anecdotes from her walk, email her at s0ledad@hotmail.com.

8 Lessons About Living Fully from a Journey of 500 Miles

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“The journey is the reward.” ~Proverb

I should start by clarifying that even though there’s a lot of walking involved in this story, I’m not a walker, or particularly sporty. So what was I thinking going on a 500-mile pilgrimage you may (rightly) ask? I wasn’t. I was feeling it. In my gut.

You know those butterflies that wreck havoc in your tummy when you have an exciting idea? Well, I had about a thousand of those. Butterflies, not ideas. I only had one idea, and I didn’t even think that one through.

El Camino de Santiago. St James Way. …