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When I go back to the states, I get several questions about living abroad, especially since I am in the process of trying to decide what country I want to move to after Thailand. I do not mind people being curious about my life. I actually really enjoy them taking an interest, and I truly appreciate the support I’ve received from so many people. To the supportive people in my life: I thank you. You are amazing! However, I seem to get more negativity or disapproval than support these days, and I know coming from a small town, people are going to talk so I’m used to it.

One of my favorite things is when people ask me what I want to do with my life then seeing their reaction when I say I have no clue and that I don’t really care to figure it out. I love not having a plan and being able to spontaneously up and move if I want. So many people get caught up in making plans but how often do those plans actually work out? Most of us are programmed at a pretty young age that we need to figure out what we want to do with our lives. We need to decide what we enjoy doing, our passions, and start our careers shortly after school (whether that be high school or college) and that’s great for some people.

But why? Why should our lives revolve around work? Sure, we need money to survive but why is money the main focus for so many? Why stay “stuck” in a job for years that you hate? Like I said, I’ve had plenty of people make it known they do not approve of my life and think I need to “grow up” or “get a real job”. This is absolutely ridiculous. I refuse to work my life away and quite frankly, I’d prefer to never grow up either. I’ve found my passion and that is travel. I will do whatever I need to to make that happen and I refuse to stress over figuring everything out right now. If I have to work jobs that most don’t consider “real jobs”, awesome. But while those same people are complaining about my life, I’ll be enjoying my 8th holiday of the year, sipping cocktails on the beach. Cheers!

Pictures of some of my travels from the last couple years.

Berlin

Belfast

Dublin

Penang

Vientiane

Krabi

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