Sorry for my bad english in advance. I (22f) am a uni student, and I’ll finish my studies in july. My twin brother (22m) is still studying. I’ve always wanted to do the camino de santiago, and I know it would be so special to do it with my brother, because it has always been a dream for both of us. For this reason, I brought up the topic of the camino with him and our family, but they all said "you guys have time, you can do it later on". The thing is, they always say "later on" about everything, and we never end up doing anything. I know that doing the camino this summer would be the perfect time for me, because I have time and money that i’ve earned myself while working part time during my studies. I’ve thought about it for a long time and I decided to do the camino by myself, cause I know I will regret it if I don’t. The fact that I’m doing one camino now does not prevent me from doing one in the future with my brother if I get the chance, ofc. I will be gladly doing that, but at the same time i don’t want to risk never being able to fully live this experience if i wait too long. What if i find a stable job, or family, or start a mortgage for a car? or a house? I know how i am and I know that it’s probably a now or never.
When I told my family about my decision they all called me selfish for spending so much money on this experience that I’ll only get to enjoy. I don’t feel selfish and I don’t feel guilty, and I will do the camino. It’s my time, my money and my decision. Am I the asshole?
NTA. If you wait for other people you won’t do it at all.
You’re not. The camino.os amazing..absolutely something you can do regularly, and many people do. Also the walk itself is really not very expensive.