It's been a while since I've blogged. A lot of things has been going on in my life lately.
Good things mostly. I've been doing a lot of thinking and I have contemplated on my life a lot. And the way that others see me. It really doesn't matter as they don't see or know my intentions or reasons....
I’m not sure why, but there is this perception out there that anyone who travel long-term and isn’t interested in settling down or getting a conventional job must be running away from something.
They are just trying to “escape life.”
The general opinion is that traveling is something everyone should do — that gap years after college and short vacations are acceptable. But for those of us who lead nomadic lifestyles, or just linger a bit too long somewhere, we are running away.
And to all those people who say that, I say to you — you’re right.
Completely right.
I am running away.
But I am not trying to avoid life; I am just trying to avoid your life.
I’m running away from your idea of the “real” world.
Running away from office life, commuting, and weekend errands, and running towards everything the world has to offer. I’m running away from monotony, 9-to-5, rampant consumerism, and the conventional path.
While there may be exceptions (as there are with everything), most people who become vagabonds, nomads, and wanderers do so because they want to experience the world.
We travel to experience life and live on our own terms.
Life is short, and we only get to live it once. I want to look back and say I did crazy things, not say I spent my life in an office, reading travel blogs, and wishing I was exploring the world.
The real secret to life is that you get what you want when you do what you want.
Life is what you make it out to be.
Life is yours to create.
We are all chained down by the burdens we place upon ourselves, whether they are bills, errands.
If you really want something, you have to go after it.
People who travel the world aren’t running away from life. Just the opposite. Those that break the mold, explore the world, and live on their own terms are running towards living. We are running towards our idea of life. I get to be the captain of my ship.
I look around at the norm and say, “I want something different.”
