Hiking: Expectation vs. My Sweaty Reality. For a lot of people, hiking is like hitting a reset button. You know the vibe: escape the daily chaos, switch off your brain, touch some grass, and just… exist. But for me? Nope. There was no "finding myself" on that mountain. No deep thoughts or life-changing epiphanies. Just nonstop effort. To be honest, it felt less like a vacation and more like a punishment I paid for. The Kidnapping. It started on a random morning walk with Ana