Taking a bunch of expensive drugs with side effects, always avoiding wind and rain, and constantly running to the bathroom to check and adjust your hair in the mirror are not conquering.
Listen to Todd's story.
We know you're not ready; but you should get ready soon then go sly.
I first buzzed my head with no guard three summers ago before I went on a trip to Germany/rest of Europe for the summer. I loved it. I met several American and European girls who loved my buzzed head and thought it was sexy.
They thought my newly found confidence (from no longer worrying about hair/remedies) was sexy.
It was one of the best summers of my life.
Buzz your head, the night before you go abroad, bring your buzzer/razor with you (and power adapter if it's a buzzer) and never look back.
Embrace your destiny like a man, or live in denial.