Hello world!!

(or those of you who are bored/interested enough to read the following ramblings)

I am about to set off on a new adventure, and I have decided to keep some notes on my travels and new life.

I must give credit to Rachel for pointing out that I would be traveling behind the map, not left to right, thus creating the name of my blog. It was a very insightful moment, haha.

I leave for my new home in a little over a month. And I feel like my heart is going to explode. Too many emotions run through me everyday, but there is always the underlying emotion, the all too familiar, there at the they beginning of any trip or adventure emotion: excitement. I really can’t wait.

I feel like this has been a while in the making, too long in the making. I tend to make decisions without fully thinking them through. I jump and hope for the best. I usually don’t think of the outcome, and at the end I’m not sure why I chose to do what I did. This may be a fault, and it may not be, either way it’s the way I work.

Already this experience has pushed me out of my comfort zone. It has given me months to fully weigh my options and analyze every detail. And I know that this is what I want to do.

I have faced some resistance and negative feedback. And it’s not always easy to explain packing your life into a storage unit, selling most of what you own and buying a sleeping bag and a plane ticket. Some people believe that they have my best interest in mind when they tell me that I am making a mistake, but in the end this is my choice. I may not know exactly what I want, but I definitely know what I don’t want. I don’t believe that owning things is my key to a happy life. My happiness comes from my experiences and the relationships I have with those I love and care about.

I love my friends and family so much and will miss you all, but I need this change. More than anything I need adventure, I feel like I’m becoming a robot.

4 more days of Café Hell. 13 more days left l in Seattle. A little over a month till Seoul.