A post about a solo journey to Italy—which saw an unplanned adventure take the traveler from self-reflection to a spontaneous celebration with an Italian grandma—has gone viral on Reddit.
The post shared by u/FoxyEnchantingSimp has amassed 52,000 upvotes since it was posted on April 4. The post—titled, “I went on a solo trip thinking I’d ‘find myself’ or whatever…but instead I got drunk w a 73yo [year old] Italian grandma & ended up in a village wedding”—chronicles a moment of unexpected connection and joy on a woman’s travels.
“Okay, so this was not in the plan at all,” the post begins. “I booked a solo trip to Italy ’cause I thought I needed one of those life changing moments ppl [people] always talk about. Packed my little backpack, journal, headphones with a sad girl playlist. I was READY to heal.”