Saturday, March 10, 2012
The beginning of the end
It's official. I'm leaving Australia. I won't lie, it sucks, it's painful and I'll miss this place so much. Not only I'm leaving a beautiful country, I'm also leaving amazing friends. Friends that I would trust my life with, even if I've only known them for 8 or 9 months (some even less). Friends that you feel you've known them for years. Friends that are willing to do the extra mile and out of their ways to help me out. Friends that will always be there when you need them.
Having said that, I don't have much choice but to have closure. The past year has been an amazing experience. I have learned so much much about myself and how to go with life. For once in my life, I didn't have a safety net called "the mother", that is there to catch me if I make a mistake. I had to face the responsiblity and consequences of my actions whenever I screw up.
Athough I didn't ultimately reach my goal to get a sponsorship, I still had the time of my life and I can be proud to say I took the risk to drop everything back home and try to make something with barely nothing. And you know what? I did pretty damn well! Within the 3rd week, I scored a job in IT, working with amazing people, learning about Agile and Continuous Integration. I didn't have to resort to live off pasta and ramen. I saved alot of money (come to think about it, I don't think i've ever saved this much back home in 10 months of work, even if the cost of living in Sydney is ridiculous), I lived in an amazing house. I tried things that I've never dreamed of doing before (running for 14km, running in the mud under a hail storm, going into caves). This has been the best experience of my life.
Now I'm finishing off this chapter of my life in style: two months and a half through Asia, exploring, eating and diving my way through alone. Am I scared to travel alone? You betcha! Am I excited? FUCK YA! The world might be huge, but when you think about it, it's as big as a pebble. 10 billion and counting of people here, you're bound to meet a few great ones along the way.
Life is too short for regrets. Enjoy every second of it, like if it were the last.
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