I have been an SFT for one month now. SFT being the acronym I invented for Solo Female Traveler, or learning to deal with the world by yourself. With this new status, different cautions must be heeded, and new opportunities arise. On my first morning traveling independently, I was offered a ride to my hostel, encouragement to travel, and sugar-powdered cookies. I would like to think this would happen in any traveling situation, but traveling as a solo female makes people percieve you differently. SFTs are more vulnerable because of their independent status. They are more open to the generosity of others, but are also more easily subjected to unwanted attention. Some SFT´s remedy this by eliminating male contact completely, but by eliminating all contact with males, you essentially eliminate half of the potential people
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