While out with friends on New Year’s Eve, talk eventually turned to 2016 resolutions.
“I don’t really have any resolutions this year,” I told them. “I guess I just want to make it through in one piece.”
“That’s it?!” one friend’s boyfriend asked. “Your goal is to survive?!”
“Well did you hear what I’m doing this year!?” I countered.
But he had, and in case you haven’t, here’s the plan: Starting in mid-February, I’ll be taking this show on the road.
My first stop is in South Africa, followed by Madagascar, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand. Plus a little safari through Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe… and a quick skip over to Jordan.
Or, at least, that’s what’s booked as of today. All told, I plan to spend 10 or 11 months working my way through that itinerary.
And I say “plan,” because there’s part of me, however small, that realizes this trip won’t be all photo ops and postcards. It’s not easy to live out of a suitcase for the better part of a year, which is why I already gave myself the option of ending earlier should I decide that I want to.
I guess that means that even my one goal – “to just make it through” – isn’t all that firm.
So, at the advice of my friends, I reconsidered my 2016 resolutions. Here are ten things I’ll do this year… besides make it through.
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Can’t wait for some around-the-world advice… if you have a couple spare days make sure you drop by Bulgaria ;)
don’t you know it! last time i traveled, i shared words of wisdom about not hitting one’s head on a mailbox. so, i mean… we can only go up.
thanks for reading! happy new year!!
My goal is to live vicariously through you! Hope you are able to post often!! Happy Trails!!!
aw! well i’ll try not to let you down! i’m going to keep my once a week schedule here, writing one long-ish piece. but i’m also going to try writing mini-posts – shorter, less tied to any real theme – on instagram. If you’d like to follow: @adviceineeded. I’ll follow you back!
GAAAAWWW, I am so stoked for you!!!!!
thanks, girl! xoxox
I live in HCMC in Vietnam if you come this way. Let me know & I’ll take you to get a great cafe sua da.
Amazing! I am definitely coming. I’ll be there for the whole month of September and part of August and October. I fly out of HCMC… so I will for sure be in touch and take you up on that offer! xoxoxox