As One Door Closes...Another One Opens...

There are many reasons why I have decided to begin a blog. When I first thought of writing down my thoughts for the rest of the world to read, I felt that it seemed a bit self-centered...do people really care to know what I am up to and what I am thinking? Maybe. Maybe not. I am leaving on an adventure in 2 days that I have dreamed about doing for a very long time...and I am embarking on this with one of the closest people in my life, Jeni (she will sometimes be referred to as J-Sak). We are journeying across the pond (as my Dad likes to say) and will be backpacking around Western Europe for two months. This adventure, I know, many people would like to hear about and so it seems fitting to start my own blog now.

I recently closed one important and influential chapter of my life and it has come with mixed emotions. Four years ago I decided to pick-up and move cities, from Edmonton to Victoria, to check out a new scene, get my education, and see what would happen when I let myself go in a completely unknown environment. I have to say, I discovered many things about myself and life that I never new existed and went through some very high times and low times in Victoria. However, when it came time to close that chapter of my life, it felt like climbing Mount Everest some days. And here I sit, in my room in my parents house, writing my first blog post with boxes and boxes piled high around me, containing everything I own...and a transition begins...

I will not say all the places that Jeni and I are going to just yet...our destinations will be revealed blog post by blog post...as this is what our trip kind of looks like in reality! We have some definite plans and many loose ones and have decided to take our trip as it comes, be open to what the world has to offer, and see how our trip turns out! It is very rewarding to see a goal that has been in hibernation for so long come to fruition...

 

In many ways, this trip is reflective of the direction my life is going...there are many unknowns but I am leaving my heart open to what opportunities may arise...oooOoo scary...

~Fear is not the opposite of courage, it's a prerequisite...~