September 2005. It´s a while back already that I left into the big unknown! Back then I didn´t have much perspective on what was happening; I was only following my heart, which just told me that I really, really had to go.

The months before I left many people where continuously projecting their doubts on me; ¨How will you ever find a job now that you didn´t finish your study? You´ll never manage with money!¨, ¨You are crazy! You will never find a house so nice as this again!¨, ¨If you don´t have a house, where can you go when your tired of travelling? You´ll have no place to go!¨, ¨How will you deal with this, how will you deal with that?¨, etcetera, etcetera.

I just ignored all this chatter, much like I nowadays am learning to ignore the continuous background chatter of my own mind.

So, am I sorry that I followed my heart? Of course not! For sure there where some difficulties, challenges, depressions, a quarterlife crisis and what not, but that doesn´t mean I regret anything.

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