Wa-alaykum as-salamu wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

There is difference of opinion among scholars whether a Muslim woman may travel without a husband or mahram (non-marriageable relative). A number of contemporary scholars have given preference to the opinion that allows women to travel without a husband or mahram but with a safe company, as in the modern form of trains, planes, etc. However, others are still more conservative groups of scholars who stipulate the company of a husband or mahram as mentioned in the prophetic statements.

Second, for a Muslim woman, to travel alone and spend all this time without a husband or family is a risky endeavor. You already live in a western country and know the western lifestyle, but at least you are under the protection and supervision of your family and soon you will get married, insha’Allah. I do not see the reasons you mentioned sufficient to legitimize your travel alone away from the family. Let me here remind you of the Prophetic promise “You will never leave out something for the sake of Allah but that He will compensate you with something better.”

Almighty Allah knows best.