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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m curious what area you live in? 
The steps you take - vary route? - do give the sense that it’s not a safe area. [b]And it’s reasonable to ask young females to explore with another person.[/b] I may be biased, but the number of adults here encouraging a burner phone boggles my mind. 
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Wtaf?  Not-so-young female here who has been exploring on my own since I was a teen.  Provided OP is being reasonably safe about things (sticking to well-travelled, not super high crime areas, daylight, not doing drugs in a strange place/with strangers, letting someone know generally what her plans are) which it sounds like she is, there is no reason for her to constantly need a chaperone, especially in a country she has lived in for presumably all or most of her life where she speaks the language.  The fact that you think otherwise boggles my mind.  OP is an adult herself; if she were a younger teen living at home, I might think she was perfectly safe but wouldn't encourage her to go against her parents so strongly.[/quote]
We’re all clearly biased by our own experiences. I grew up in a more rural area and while I thought I was being safe once I got into a bigger city, I was SO NAIVE. So dumbly trusting. If she doesn’t have city smarts, maybe that’s why her parents are concerned.  I don’t know what area OP is talking about or if this applies to her, but it’s certainly better safe than sorry. Being tracked on Life 360 isn’t a big deal - my husband and I track each other - or exploring with a friend. She hasn’t said her parents throw down consequences or threaten to take away funds. [/quote]

Women are competent, capable adults. They can be independent and don't need parents or a husband tracking their moves and telling them where they can or can't go. Op needs to bran out to learn or she will end up an anxious, naive woman controlled by a man because she doesn't believe she as a woman can be independent. I grew up rurally too but then left in my 20s and travelled the world alone. I didn't need parents or a man to keep an eye on me or tell me what to do or help me navigate life. [/quote]

Wtaf PP here and yes this!  I grew up in a very rural area and didn't have a huge amount of "street smarts" when I started travelling on my own.  Which I did starting at 18, in countries where I wasn't fluent in the language and didn't have a cell phone.  I cannot believe people think that an 18yo in her home country with a cell phone is so horribly vulnerable she should never stir from her dorm without company or parental supervision.

And no, actually, the world was much less safe when we were travelling on our own.  We just talked about it less.[/quote]
Nobody said that at all. It was said tracking and/or exploring with a friend is a good idea. Buying a burner phone and not letting your parents know where you are is a poor idea.  No one said she should never leave her dorm room alone. [/quote]

Buying a burner phone and having independence as an adult is a great idea. No one needs to be tracked. That is incredibly unhealthy and controlling.[/quote]

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