3 things that worked and 3 things that didn't as a first-time internationally touring belly dancer

As a neurodivergent person with social anxiety, traveling is absolutely harrowing. I am not what you’d call a “go with the flow” kind of person. I do not do well sitting in the unknown and uncomfortable, and I do everything in my power to avoid being in such a situation. Here’s what I do that keeps me (mostly) sane.