If you’re reading this, you probably have a work bestie whom you grab lunch with, gossip with, turn to for advice, and miss while they’re away on vacation.
My work bestie, Rica*, and I bonded over tough times. We also motivated each other to attend 7am gym classes, and trusted each other with the ups and downs of our love and family life. We’d often joke about being colleagues-turned-
“real” friends.
When Rica suggested that we travel together, I thought: What could go wrong? We ended up being so busy that
