So I've been home nearly a week now. I can't say that it is ever easy - welcoming, absolutely - but not easy. More than anything it can overwhelming and confusing.
What now? Should I finally jump on the career wagon? Temp work while I focus on writing? Should I even bother unpacking? Well at least I can start by doing laundry. Phew!
Aside from having innumerable fantastic experiences to draw from and thousands of images to sort through for ThirteenSquared, the real world still beckons. Until the moment of my impending discovery as a unique and talented traveler/writer/photographer (I'll take any and all please) I must still find a way to feed myself and my expensive habits! Either way you are all free to shower me with gifts :P
Back to business. My dedication to the Thirteen Squared project continues and the pressure is on. Only 3 months left and, well, I don't even want to count how many challenges still to go right now. Don't even get me started on the pending stories. At least the last 7 weeks of travel produced a wealth of exciting material for me to start mining (some real gems in there). As if traveling isn't sleepless enough, I worked tirelessly to documents all sights, scents, sounds and feelings from 8 countries visited - 5 of them completely new to me - that I can't wait to share with you. I'm sure by now you have all gotten tired of re-reading the first 3 travel diaries published including my very own 'mini travel guide to Guyana' (http://thirteensquared13.blogspot.ca/2013/08/my-extraordinary-guide-to-guyana.html). Let me tell you though, it was tough on me trying to lead a fast paced super adventure all-day-long kinda life and then trying to stay awake all night to write about it. I'm sorry I wasn't able to bring you all along on my journeys in real-time. I was stretched too thin and the quality of everything, especially my life, begins to suffer. I am grateful for your patience in this months' blogger gap and I am now ready to bring you more news from an extraordinary life.
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Check out all three travel stories so far:
My Extraordinary Guide to Guyana
http://thirteensquared13.blogspot.ca/2013/08/my-extraordinary-guide-to-guyana.html
Santigron
http://thirteensquared13.blogspot.ca/2013/08/santigron-maroon-villages-of-suriname.html
The Suriname Files
http://thirteensquared13.blogspot.ca/2013/08/the-suriname-files.html
Check out all three travel stories so far:
My Extraordinary Guide to Guyana
http://thirteensquared13.blogspot.ca/2013/08/my-extraordinary-guide-to-guyana.html
Santigron
http://thirteensquared13.blogspot.ca/2013/08/santigron-maroon-villages-of-suriname.html
The Suriname Files
http://thirteensquared13.blogspot.ca/2013/08/the-suriname-files.html
