CEUTEC SPS

EFL DEPARTMENT

M. Ed. Noel Castillo Essay: Independent Task

59 Preparation for TOEFL Due Date: Friday, March 26th, 2022
Student’s name: Rafael Alexander Fletes ID: 61911926

Directions: Write an essay providing your opinion of the following prompt: Some people like to travel
with a companion. Other people prefer to travel alone. Which do you prefer?
Make sure to take a look at the checklist for the scoring criteria.

According to me, this question is quite hard to answer, because there are pros as well as cons concerning traveling
alone. Nevertheless, I would prefer to travel with a companion, because I am of the opinion that the advantages of
traveling in a group outweigh the disadvantages, because of several reasons. Although, going on a journey alone may
guarantee to get to know a lot of new people, travelling twosome makes it easier when a difficult situation emerges
and id addition to that you have always somebody to speak with when something depresses you.

To be alone on holiday is sometimes hard, because you do not know anybody. A fact, however, is that there are a lot
of other single travelers on a journey too, who also want to know new people. Consequently, it is quite easy to find,
for example backpackers, who are going to join you for a fraction of your journey. As a result, you get to know a lot
of new people from all over the world and sometimes real friendships may emerge from these random meetings.
On the other hand, it is always good, if you know somebody, because several bad situations can occur quickly. An
accident, for instance, happens very fast. Being in a hospital alone, on the other side of the world maybe very
depressing, because it is impossible to share the fears with somebody you rely on. It can also happen that, you had no
ID with you during the accident and as a result nobody knows your name and it turn cannot inform your relatives that
you have to stay in hospital.
Another, no less essential point, to travel twosome is the fact that everybody of us has up and downs in his or her life.
When a friend joins you at your trip, there is always a person you can rely on and talk with, around you.
Consequently, little problems are not as cumbering as traveling alone.

Although good arguments can be made for traveling alone, I would prefer travelling in a group, because of the points
mentioned above. Traveling in group can make the trip more dynamic and memorable, because if you travel alone, the
only thing you will remember, are the places you went, the food you ate, but alone. Traveling is even more
adventurous when you have persons to share with around you.