And it begins...
So it's 2:17am the night before (or morning of for you technical types) I head off for my next great adventure. For those of you familiar with packing habits of The Great Procrastinator, I am not - perhaps to your shock and amazement - sitting in the middle of piles on my floor cluttered with unpacked items, looking at pictures or old journals out of sheer overwhelmed-edness. Not this time, my friends. I am happy to announce that two quite-strained-looking duffel bags are sitting upright and nearly completely zipped shut with all my important worldly possessions (and some not so important possessions that may or may not include 2 (two) 8lb dumb bells). In any case, I am quite proud that I am packed and sort of ready to go a whole 12 hours before the trip to the airport. I've finally made some progress in the packing arena it appears.
I am not quite so prepared for what happens once I step off the plane in steamy Chiang Mai and try to figure out exactly what I plan on doing with myself for the next six to twelve months. I do have an informative-looking Lonely Planet that I shall have plenty of time to study during the ridiculously long flights (does anyone have any information about the free wine situation on China Air? :-)) and a list of contact emails, organization names and phone numbers to follow up on when I arrive.
And so I am ready. The bags are packed, the cute taupe sofas sold, the GREs taken (who would have thought that finding the area of a stupid sphere would still be important after all these years?), the stuff scattered in storage units and closets across Oklahoma and North Carolina, the goodbyes ready to be said - it is time to go. I am excited for yet another dream to become a reality. I am reminded of a favorite quote, "Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that. For what the world needs is people who have come alive." It is because of this that I am going - to do the thing that makes me come alive. Because life is too short to live any other way.
Signing off from Oklahoma,
amy
I am not quite so prepared for what happens once I step off the plane in steamy Chiang Mai and try to figure out exactly what I plan on doing with myself for the next six to twelve months. I do have an informative-looking Lonely Planet that I shall have plenty of time to study during the ridiculously long flights (does anyone have any information about the free wine situation on China Air? :-)) and a list of contact emails, organization names and phone numbers to follow up on when I arrive.
And so I am ready. The bags are packed, the cute taupe sofas sold, the GREs taken (who would have thought that finding the area of a stupid sphere would still be important after all these years?), the stuff scattered in storage units and closets across Oklahoma and North Carolina, the goodbyes ready to be said - it is time to go. I am excited for yet another dream to become a reality. I am reminded of a favorite quote, "Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that. For what the world needs is people who have come alive." It is because of this that I am going - to do the thing that makes me come alive. Because life is too short to live any other way.
Signing off from Oklahoma,
amy
posted by Amy @ 1:30 PM
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4 Comments:
Dear Amy,
You never fail to amaze me. I am so excited for you and am praying for blessed and extraordinary travels for you. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to call you this year, but just didn't, either getting interrupted in the process or getting caught up with school. I'm in my last year of law school, and I've done a lot more thinking about life and the future lately. I'm afraid of it. And I'm ashamed and inspired by your passionate embrace of life. If I can only live with such abandon. Right now, the future looks like life in a big law firm in New York. If it were writing novels in an island off the coast of France, I'd be a lot more excited. But a great friend of mine once asked me if I would actually take that opportunity if given the chance. I said not right now, but someday. What am I waiting for? A lot. There is so much I still want to do in life. I want to do it all at once, that it is painful to have to make one decision. And I am afraid that this will be the last decision I make, that I will be stuck with this first job forever. But I am determined to do it all, including the law firm work and the novel-writing island dream. I just hope I will never lose these hopes and passions, that I will always aspire to be Amy-like in seeking out adventures. I am definitely not a one-career girl, and I love how you remind me that that is a healthy attitude to have. Wishing you the best, Sweetheart! Lots of Love & Blessings, Kai-Ting
The adventure begins dear one! The scripture that the Lord brought to mind for you this morning, "He knows the way wherein I walk." You may not quite have a clue where exactly you're headed,but Your awesome Heavenly Father does. Know we love you always, xxxxMom and Dad
i know that we didn't get to spen much time together before you left, but the time we did was great. i miss you already! whenever you get settled...send me an idea of what you wanted for your...foot. give me a mental picture and i'll try to create something for you. and i'll send my ideas over to you. i love that you made a blog. good idea. your so cool. love ya! katie
I probably don't have much room to talk considering where I am this year, but stay safe!! Don't set patterns, always have an exit plan, and stay away from dirt roads(trust me on this one, I learned it the hard way). Enjoy it Amy, I'll see you soon.
Drew
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