As I sit in my office four days before I embark on incredible life changing events, I can’t help feeling somewhat sad. I truly enjoyed my life in Chicago, and the US in general. I had a good job, which paid me well, plus it was interesting and thought provoking. I had a lot of friends from diverse backgrounds and social groups. I had a good amount of family here in Chicago. Overall my life wasn’t too bad. However, I have decided that if I didn’t mix it up and try to do something cool and different, that I never would and that it is important to take myself out of my comfort zone and try to gain new perspectives and experiences. This desire has lead me towards my decision to leave that all behind, and experience the world a little more.
I have done some traveling in the past. I’ve been throughout Europe, China, Panama, and Morocco. I apologize, mostly to myself, for my last two blogs sort of falling apart. I was traveling with others and they really weren’t respectful of my desire to sit for a while and type, consequently many of my experiences and thoughts went undocumented. However, I am determined to keep a blog on this trip, as it will be my longest, and I will be alone the entire time. My travels start me in Viet Nam, and from there I plan to go to Laos, Thailand, and India. My trip will be about 3 months, and at its conclusion I will be relocating myself on a more permanent basis to Israel, but that’s another adventure altogether.
I don’t know what to expect, and I don’t know what will happen, but I’m sure whether it’s for the better or not, this will be a life changing event (let’s just hope just not life ending).
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