Do It for the Plot
Ahhh!!! Lots of things happening over the last two weeks. Things are crazy in the best way possible. ✨️
If you’ve followed me for any amount of time, you know that I love traveling. ✈️🌍What you might not know, I’d wanted to do a study abroad program my last year of college. I had almost went to Veracruz, Mexico 🇲🇽. I would have minored in Spanish, but it would have required a lot more in tuition and therefore student loans and would have meant I wouldn’t have graduated until the following semester. So it didn’t happen. 😩
Fast forward to when I was looking for schools to get my masters. I looked for universities in Europe. Tuition in European countries, even as a non-resident is cheaper than going to a university here in the US even paying in-state tuition. It’s crazy the differences. But, I had already been in credit card debt, student loan debt, I had rent obligations. I couldn’t pick up and move out of the country. I had all the excuses.
Fast forward to last year. I sold my house, which allowed me to get out from credit card debt I had been in since I turned 18. I rented a condo and now my lease is up and I decided not to renew. I got laid off from my job, and now no longer have all the excuses that I couldn’t do it. At least temporarily.
A few days ago, I decided I was going to travel a bit. One month to be exact. At first it felt scary. I came up with all the reasons I couldn’t do it. What about Devyn? She will stay with her dad, she will be in excellent hands. Several people asking me what I was going to do without tying myself down to a home here. Which… Wasn’t something that really even considered as a con or a worry in my mind. I would come back home and figure it out. Then I had been asked about stability… Almost implying that I needed to be applying for jobs, so I could have a steady paycheck, get a place, and have benefits. I was in shock when this was brought up. Because that doesn’t sound like the type of stability I want. At all. That sounds as stable as attaching me with ball and chain. Then it made me thing that we just had different perspectives. Some people want that kind of stability. The type of stability I’m looking for is a stability in myself. A job to me isn’t stable. Just like this job proved that, the rug can be pulled out from under you. How is that stable? I want to create my own stability.
Enough of that ramble…
I may not have felt like I had the right set of circumstances to travel like this before, but now. There is no denying that the universe is working in my favor to make things happen for me. (It feels good to be highly favored.) ✨️😏
With that being said… Now it was time to narrow it down where I should go. I’ve been wanting to go to Europe. Earlier this year I really wanted to go to Lake Como Italy, but that was specifically for inspiration with a current book I’m writing. Although, I am still writing the book, I didn’t want the location to be dependent on work. I eventually narrowed it down to Greece or Albania. I don’t know why. Although Greece is beautiful and I would love to visit it really hadn’t been high on my places to visit, most of the popular countries in Europe aren’t high on my list. I like hidden gem places. I’ve heard a lot of good things previously and on multiple occasions about Albania. The country, the people, the ease of transition for American Expats. So, cheers to Albania 🇦🇱 I'll be seeing you soon.
I hope you continue to follow along on my journey of life. I hope it inspires you to enjoy the journey of your own life, enjoy the happenings along the way. The journey really is the best part. I hope you find that to be true too.
More to come, stay tuned! ✨️✨️
