Its been one of my dreams for as long as I can remember to go on a backpacking trip. Travel has always been such an important part of my life, I absolutely love it and need it, but my career / relationships always took priority.

I almost gave up this dream a few years back as I was getting very close to settling down, you know, the way society expects you to in your early 30s.

Thankfully, I listened to my intuition and I decided the path I was on was not making me happy. Like a bird out of a cage, I was able to dream again and start to ask myself, ”what is it that I really, truly want?” The answer was easy – to travel the world 🌎  meeting someone who had the same goal and who inspires you to live your dreams, just made this dream so much more achievable ❤️ 

So after lots of planning and preparation and after many years of dreaming for this day to arrive, Thibaud and I finally embark on this life changing journey! 

Even though this day has been a much awaited and important milestone in my life, I must admit that it is nerve wrecking to press pause on my career, leave all my comfort, family, friends and my Lola🐶; all I have ever known, to go on a spontaneous journey into the unknown. At 34, and being a planful structured person and someone who likes to be in control of my environment, its like nothing I have ever done before. I have been working on myself, sitting with my mix of emotions, the good and the bad and trying to allow myself to just feel what I feel without any judgement. At first, I was angry at myself for having any form of negative emotions when this is such a positive and exciting life event. How can I?! Especially when I have had this dream for countless years and I am so lucky to also have my job back when I return and someone to share this dream with. I’ve only come across amazing content of great backpacking experiences,  none of them ever mentioned the negative emotions they went through before embarking on such a journey. So I felt alone and disappointed in myself. But the reality is its new, its different to my norm, so it is going to be uncomfortable. We know scientifically that our brains are programmed to keep us safe, away from the unknown, from danger and as close as possible to familiarity and safety. Pushing your own boundaries, taking those leaps and going out of your comfort zone is uncomfortable and even overwhelming at times, but, if you just stick it out, you will see how it makes you grow and you will see how it allows you to live your life to the fullest. Shout out to all those people who dare to go after their dreams, no matter how big or small they are. Going after your dreams is not always easy, but no doubt, its truly worth it ✨️ 

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