Monday, 6 May 2013

Quit and Slingshot

The trials of returning to the daily grind after a month abroad have started to take their toll. Doing the same old, same old again just doesn't have me sold. Toronto is a nice place, but I've seen so much of it, and am ready to dive into a new world. I'm only young once, and youth doesn't last forever.

Three main possibilities compete for achievement:
-Work and live in Germany on a youth mobility visa (and get to Goethe institute level A1 before departure)
-Meet my brother in either Vietnam or India for Christmas and then travel around for about a year (or as long as money lasts).
-Travel around in Southeast Asia for a bit, then take on work as an English teacher (and teach kids how to rock out in ball hockey)

Doing any of these things requires moving back in with my parents for a few months as a grown man, but the hit to my pride is well worth the subsequent boost. I think of it like a slingshot, pulling back somewhat in order to move drastically forward.


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