The Chicago Girls 22nd Oct 8 min read. At the last minute, I booked it. Lo and behold, I ended up meeting three girls I really clicked with โ all of whom happen to live in Chicago. We have zero career overlap. Solo travelers, in particular, make very easy and good friends because most want to meet people; they see that as part of the adventure and experience.
I felt this was clearly the case with my Flash Pack group, as nearly everyone arrived solo. Plus, the groups are small, with such lovely Pack Leaders Cintia, our Argentina guide , was a ray of sunshine , which makes it easier to form relationships from the outset. Solo travelers make very easy and good friends.
From our first night making cocktails together in Buenos Aires , our group had this baseline repartee; everyone was easy to get along with. Sam, one of the girls from Chicago, was one of the first people I started to bond with.
We had a great chit-chat about how we both love French culture. It later turned out that she was in the process of buying a house โ the paperwork was literally going through while she was on the trip โ in the Chicago neighborhood of Bucktown.
And it so happens that they both live about a minute drive from my home. In a city as large as Chicago, it felt unreal. Our Argentina group as a whole spent most of our time together. We chose to eat out as a group, or do extra activities, even when we had the option not to. The itinerary helped, too. Part of the reason why we got so close in Argentina is that โ in-between the very active trips highlights like glacier-hiking or kayaking โ we had downtime to relax and reboot.
