The why
I asked all these questions and couldn’t get a concrete answer when searching the internet back in 2014. I was curious why only a few natural hair content creators I admired were discussing traveling with their natural hair.
My travel story
As a child, I really only traveled on the east coast of the United States to visit family. My first international trip wasn’t until high school— we went to Europe for two weeks and it changed my life. I knew I wanted to continue experiencing the thrill and excitement I got from traveling. For this reason, I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain during my undergraduate career.
My natural hair journey
Although I had the best experience studying abroad, I wasn’t properly taking care of my hair.
I had Senegalese twists in while studying abroad, and after coming home my hair was even more damaged. Before leaving to study abroad, I had begun transitioning from relaxed to natural. I didn’t know how to manage my hair in another country and thought twists would do the trick. It didn’t for many reasons, but especially because I didn’t have a hair routine figured out. In fact, read my what I learned traveling with transitioning hair post for more info.
and this blog was born...
I’ve come a long way from understanding how to maintain my hair so it’s healthy. Since starting this journey, I’ve had friends and family ask how I’ve maintained healthy hair, especially while traveling.
Because of this, I decided to create this blog to document my travel experiences and natural hair journey. I hope to inspire Black women to travel AND travel while rockin’ their natural tresses — we can have it all!