If I had just a PENNY for every time I got told my life choices were stupid or that I was "throwing away my life" by making MY own decisions with my life and not following the path of another.. I TOO could vacation the world, but without a single financial worry! :P You just keep doing your thing and I'm proud that you took control of your future and didn't let people decide it for you, more people need to be like that in my opinion. We need more free-thinkers who refuse to be tied down due to what society is in belief of. We are so much more than society wants us to be and those of us who break the mould are truly the most beautiful and unique! Probably happier too! ;) I doubt any of those people sitting in cubicles working a 9 to 5 day in and day out, one day off a week, not being able to vacation but MAYBE one or two weeks a YEAR, are NEARLY as happy as you are, yet are the same people to attempt to put your life decisions down! lol. Funny how life has a way of treating those who take hold of it well, and how those who just "go with the flow" or "look for stability" tend to be a lot less happy than those willing to take chances and risks and go with their heart as well as their head.
Keep doing you and keep your dream alive! I look forward to seeing pictures of your future endeavors, as I'm sure you'll be posting more. Also, I'm sure you probably don't, but don't let the "just another girl who likes to travel" bullsh*t get to you in any way. As far as I'm concerned, the more people period we have enjoying life and travelling and being able to sustain that.. The happier of a world we begin to live in period.