"Wandering Ariel"

As many of you know, I am a travel addict; travel is my passion. Thus I have stumbled upon a blog dedicated to a life of travel written by Earl (Derek is his first name; Earl is his middle name), a man who has been traveling for the past 12 years. Here is the link to his blog, "Wandering Earl,"if you wish to check it out: http://www.wanderingearl.com/. Earl delves into the hardships he’s faced in his 5,391 days of travel, what supplies he’s brought with him, & what are the perfect things to pack whilst traveling.

He also explains how he’s managed to visit 88 countries while only leaving home with $1500. 

For me, money isn’t what is going to make me happy & I realize that more & more as the days go by. I’m not going to be happy in a fancy high-class job; I want to travel. I realize that this plan is not the societal norm, but whoever said I was normal? Moreover, I can still gain the experience I need by teaching English, working on a cruise ship, or working for temp agencies (all things that Earl has done). I could also create the business that I’ve been heavily thinking about, which can be run virtually anywhere.

So rather than having the mentality of gaining work experience & fulfilling my dreams later, why not fulfill my dreams now (or a year or so from now since Jason’s moving to the US)? I refuse to be another unhappy statistic working a job for the rest of my life that I work just to make a paycheck. I would be working to travel anyway so why not do temporary work in between travel? What do you think? Have the societal norms made you believe that you need to put your dreams on hold?

Until next time... ciao 💗

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