"Voyager en solo oui, mais pas toute seule !" | Jessica Pommier | TEDxESCClermont

From solo travel to discovering the wonders of the inner world... Jessica Pommier left a promising career in Paris to fulfill a dream: a grand journey around the world. She backpacked across three continents and explored 13 countries over the course of a year. She went alone. The wonders of the world she discovered were not what she had expected, and the solitude that initially seemed so daunting would prove to be a key element of her adventure. Jessica is a travel enthusiast. After studying marketing and a promising start to her career at Disney, she decided one day to leave it all behind to live her dream of a grand adventure. Backpack on, she set off to develop a children's travel show, "My Little Bits of the World," and experienced solo travel in 13 countries over the course of a year. From this journey around the world emerged an inner journey. A quote she particularly likes: "A ship is safer when it's in port." But that's not why ships were built. Paulo Coelho. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx