The smell of victory is oh so sweet...

To say the last few days have been hectic would be an understatement. But it's the journey that makes all of this so special…right?!?

This entire process has led me to experience a vast range of emotions, none of which I was ever expecting. I am sitting here thinking back to this past hot and blistering July when Sionna approached me with this crazy idea. Who would have imagined I would be teaching English in South Korea...and in just a few short days from now!?! But it's finally here, and did it ever come quickly! I thought receiving my visa yesterday was the "tip of the iceberg" but after logging into my email account this morning and seeing that little subject line read “Your Flight Itinerary”, I was suddenly mistaken. My heart began to race as I sat staring at the screen in complete and utter shock. Can it be true? Is this all really happening? Somebody pinch me PLEASE! And then another series of emotions arise; excitement, happiness, then nerves, and fear. I immediately become overwhelmed with all that lies before me. I’m down to the wire and with less than 4 days to tie up all loose ends!

But enough about the never ending stress and the painstaking anxiety – this entire ordeal, this experience as I only I know it has truly been a journey. I have learned a great deal about myself in these past six months, more so than in the past few years, and with that, I am beginning to see a healthier self reflection and feeling of pride and accomplishment.

All I can do now is leave with this, with words I hope I never ever forget:

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by what you did do...Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

Words every existential traveler should live by...