I get you but it's a fact that your mother has valid reasons to be more concerned about you going to Brazil to meet a guy than travelling around Missouri. It just is a lot riskier, no matter how you spin it. It doesn't even matter how naive you are really. Your position of being young and alone makes you look like an easy prey, and even seasoned, non-naive travellers are often helpless if professional criminals profile them as targets. You may be mature for your age but it doesn't have to mean anything. There are so many things beyond your control.
I've done quite a bit of kinda-solo travel abroad when I was your age and younger - I was travelling alone but to organised activities like a summer language course or a conference. I've also made some ridiculously risky decisions on my trips which all thankfully turned out OK by luck, but they make me sweat now when I think about them. I don't think you should be scared or put off travel, but you do need to understand how big of an issue it is for your mother for very good reasons.
Have you thought about going with a friend/group of friends? Maybe she would be more accepting in that case. I'm not sure if that would actually make it safer but maybe it would make your mum feel better about it. Football is more fun the bigger the crowd anyway.
I've done quite a bit of kinda-solo travel abroad when I was your age and younger - I was travelling alone but to organised activities like a summer language course or a conference. I've also made some ridiculously risky decisions on my trips which all thankfully turned out OK by luck, but they make me sweat now when I think about them. I don't think you should be scared or put off travel, but you do need to understand how big of an issue it is for your mother for very good reasons.
Have you thought about going with a friend/group of friends? Maybe she would be more accepting in that case. I'm not sure if that would actually make it safer but maybe it would make your mum feel better about it. Football is more fun the bigger the crowd anyway.
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