Using the following template as a jumping-off point, write about a lesson you learned or an insight you gained. At the time, I felt/thought/acted ___________. Now I see/understand/admit that ____________.

At the time, I felt a little trapped.  I guess we'd driven about three thousands miles together in a very small crammed car.  We were driving to Mongolia and I we'd probably got as far as Russia when cracks began to appear.  With the route we were taking there were still around seven and a half thousand to go.  It's safe to assume that neither of us were enjoying the trip at that point in time.  It wasn't really about each other so much as that we both wanted different things.  One of us wanted to travel very much in a convoy and the other wanted to break free and travel along - or at least with perhaps one other car.  I wanted to break free.  For me this was so obvious.  The more people you travel with the more tied you were to the slowest people in the group.  Your timetable was totally dictated by other people.  Was this trip not as much about adventure as it was freedom to travel unhindered?  Sure, I took his point that at some point further on we'd be getting to some places where safety in numbers made since but...  Well, it seemed a while off and a couple of cars felt safe enough for me.  We trekked on (slowly) and just spoke less.  It resolved itself when my co-drive decided to fly home in middle of Kyrgyzstan.  I felt bother relieve and guilty.  It would have been nice both to get to the finish line.   Now I see that when embarking on such an adventure the most important thing to have the same mindset with what you want to get out it.