My name is Iwona. I’m 41 years old, and for the first time in my life, I’m admitting something out loud:

I’m tired of surviving.
I want to start living.

For so many years, I’ve been the strong one. The one who took care of everyone else - family, friends, people who needed someone, anyone. I gave everything I had, over and over, until one day I realized…
I had nothing left for myself. After all my sad personal past...

I didn’t notice the moment my dreams got quiet.
I didn’t notice when my heart got heavier.
I didn’t notice when I stopped looking forward to the future.
But I felt it. Every day.
Somewhere inside me, though, a tiny spark has survived - stubborn, fragile, but alive. A little voice telling me:
You deserve a life too.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve dreamed of seeing the world - of standing in places I’ve only ever seen in pictures, of feeling small under foreign skies, of remembering that the world is bigger than my struggles. Traveling was always the dream I whispered to myself when life felt too heavy.

But there was never time.
Never money.
Never permission to choose myself.
Until now.

Why I’m Asking for Help...
This is not just about a trip.

This is about healing a heart that has been tired for too long.

I want to take one journey - my first real journey - to remind myself that life can still be beautiful. That I can still grow. Still change. Still be someone new. Still be someone who deserves joy.

Your support would help me cover:
• A simple, affordable flight
• Low-cost accommodations
• Basic meals and transportation
• Travel insurance
• A chance to breathe, to heal, to rediscover who I am

What This Trip Means: 
It means reclaiming the pieces of myself I’ve lost.
It means giving my heart room to feel hope again.
It means finally honoring the dream I’ve carried since I was young - before life demanded so much of me.
I’m not asking for luxury.
Just a chance.
A chance to remember what joy feels like.
A chance to find the version of myself I misplaced along the way.

If You Can Help:
Any financial support helps me step closer to a moment I’ve waited my whole life for.

Thank you for seeing me.
For understanding.
For believing that even at 41, it’s not too late to begin again.

With all the gratitude in my heart,
Iwona ❤️