In that moment it dawned on me that everything has to line up perfectly for something to turn out this awful.
Abby SunderlandI knew that even if I was able to call for help, I was in a place so remote that it wasn't likely there would be anyone who could help me. And even if there were, it could take weeks.
Abby SunderlandIt seems like people my age are over-protected today, even to the point where a lot of parents refuse to put their kids in the position to make important decisions, to aspire to great things, because they don't want to put them in a position to fail.
Abby SunderlandOne day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.
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