I've kayaked alone in the ocean, tubed in a river that was pouring with rain in a bikini then the sunshine came, danced a lot, rock climbed and found the upper body strength I thought I didn't have, took part in a morning ritual of offering food to monks with locals, taught English and had some great conversations with young people from Laos with beautiful dreams, seen Thai boxing, fed and bathed elephants, hiked (a lot), explored jungles, caves, floated in a mud bath, went fishing and caught a damn fish on my first attempt, been humbled in temples. I've had the time to meditate, the luxury of a private island, eaten bugs, decided I LOVE coconut water, decided I love PHO, been to villages, been to mekong floating market, swam in the ocean at night and snorkelled to see the glowing phuket fish, shot arrows on a private island...The list goes on! There is another version of you waiting outside of your comfort zone. DO IT!