Writing challenge day 5- 5 places you'd like to visit

You start to sweat, your heart is racing, and you can't catch a breath. Dizziness settles in, your fingers tingle the same way they would if your hand had fallen asleep, every noise is loud enough to make your ears hurt, every light is too bright. You can't focus, and you're sure that this is it, you're going to die. Instead of having a heart attack you realize it's a panic attack, and you've survived it. I've had agoraphobia since the age of 15, and up until about two years ago if I thought of traveling (just the thought) it could spark a panic in me so bad you would think I was actually doing the very thing that scared me-leaving home. Through hypnotherapy, a anxiety program, and a really good therapist I have overcome much of the anxiety and have been slowly traveling further and further away from home. So this challenge is near and dear to me, to dream of places I once was too scared to think of traveling is truly a gift because now I know I can get there. So here's my list-

1. Yellow stone national park, and to actually camp there. We love camping, and I love nature photography, this would be the best place for both scenery photos and wildlife shots.

2. Maine. In all my years living in New England I have never been there, but I want to badly.

3. The ocean with my girls. One of my focal points and goals the ought my journey through anxiety has always been the fantasy of watching my girls take their first steps into the ocean. My oldest has been there once, but not in the summer when it was warm enough to sink her toes in. I want to splash with them, smell the sea salt in their hair, and build amazing sand castles with them.

4. Alaska. Again I want to take amazing scenary shots there.

5. Anywhere where the water is aqua colored. I've always wanted to see the ocean this color, and stand on white sanded beaches. This has always been a dream of Stephen's too, and someday I know we will.

I don't dream of traveling out of the country, never really have. We have so much to see in the United States, someday I'd love to buy a RV and go on a journey with Stephen to see it all. It is our dream to do this when we are older, just the two of us. To see even the most mundane things like the largest ball of twine, or stand in the four corners all at once. Someday, and everyday is one step closer to my goals.