u/ARetroThing

Am I being stupid?

I (18F) am about a month into a three month solo trip. I booked a hostel which had good reviews and said it was fairly social, and had dorms varying from 6-14 beds per room, all mixed. I booked a 10-bed dorm, but it's only me and another guy, who's probably about ten years older than me, here. The hostel owner isn't around as he had some personal things to deal with, and apart from him the guy in my room is the only other person I've seen in this hostel.

Said guy asked what I was doing this afternoon when I checked in, which I was pretty cagey about because of my age and vulnerability, and I left to explore soon after, and hoped that there would be more people checking in, but it's nearly 9pm and no sign of anyone else. I'm considering moving to a hotel as I feel quite uneasy and vulnerable, especially because I'm so young, but I'm concerned that may be an overreaction. Am I being stupid?

For context, I've spent 3 out of the last 4 nights on sleeper trains, so my sleep quality hasn't been the best and I don't have very much of my tether or emotional bandwidth left. I also really don't like the city I'm in, it was a hard enough faff as it was booking this place anyway (booked the wrong date initially so i lost money) and my train is at about 10am tomorrow morning. Other than this, the hostel is quite nice and the owner is good.

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u/ARetroThing — 3 days ago