Nicoletta Arps never imagined leaving Germany. Then burnout led her to the Camino de Santiago, where walking 280 kilometers alone showed her just how capable she really was. Years later, that discovery helped give her the courage to move to Porto and create a very different life. In this conversation, Nicoletta reflects on anxiety, taking risks, finding meaningful work, building community, letting go of old ideas about security, and learning to trust herself when life doesn’t unfold according to plan.