I’m basically at the one week mark – one week to go until I’m free free. While it is exciting, it also means I have a lot to do and think about before I leave.
Today I spent the afternoon going through my clothes and deciding which I will take with me and which ones I will give away. For the rest of the week I have a flat inspection planned, I need to tidy up the house, pack things away, move pieces of furniture I’m no longer using and so on. There’s a lot to do.
I need to get everything prepared, moved out and ready to go. I need to decide if I want to set aside some stuff to freight over to Panama with Allworld Logistics or repurchase stuff overseas.
After 1.5 months home, it feels kind of crazy to be leaving. For a long time traveling was the norm, but now I’ve become used to having a car and sleeping in the same bed every night. Although I know after a few days, or a few weeks, I will slide back into the traveling groove, for now it feels a little intimidating.
Traveling indefinitely means traveling light, at least a lot lighter than you would probably live in a home. I’ll be giving up a lot of things, such as access to a blender, a giant TV screen, a nice car, and so on… but I’ll be gaining much more than I give up.
I’ll be gaining the whole world. Soon I’ll be laying on a beach on Gilli T, or eating street food in Thailand, I’ll be biking around Paris and exploring the Greek islands. Every day will be an adventure, met with new challenges, new people and new adventures.
There are things that I do find hard about leaving indefinitely; saying goodbye to friends and family is always challenging, especially as I have young sisters still at school who can’t just come visit me if they want to.
I find it hard giving up the concept of having a home. Although it is very liberating to be so free, it can be a bit daunting knowing I don’t have a home to come back to at the end of it all. Of course, I can create a new home, housesit or continue to travel, but it is a weird concept.
I also don’t know when exactly I’ll next be home, probably within the next year, but who knows for sure. It’s certainly very weird saying goodbye with a time to see each other again in mind.
My stomach is in knots: it is a mixture of excitement, anticipation, and eagerness with a dash of anxiety. Each time I’ve left on a one-way ticket I’ve had these feelings mixed together, but this time it is different.
On this trip I leave with a full time income online and the option to extend the adventure for as long as my heart desires. I’ll also be leaving with my partner, Ben, which will be an exciting addition to my travels.
Seven days to go and then my bags will be packed and I’ll be boarding a plane into the unknown – I can’t wait!
Its so exciting reading this because I am in a very similar situation to you – though about a month behind! I have two more weeks of work, then a couple of manically packing up our house and selling a final few things before we set off indefinitely. Like you, I am slightly anxious of leading a nomadic lifestyle and what it brings however also overwhelmingly excited! Best of luck for your travels, I’ll be following on your blog – perhaps we will cross paths along the way!
Hey Christie, lovely to hear from you. Ohhh a month out – how exciting 😀 It is hard further out, I think, although I am starting to feel a tiny bit anxious now. 6 days to go!!! I do hope our paths cross, it’s always lovely meeting up with bloggers. Thanks for dropping by and happy travels 😀
Umm you do realise I live in Christchurch too? HAHAHAH!!!