I am now sitting in a Hotel in Thailand. So why Thailand? Thailand is one of the top backpack traveling destinations of the world, it is Asia. It is a place on the possible retirement list like Ecuador but more importantly it is a place which is fundamentally different. I’ll be eating street food, have no language knowledge, I’ll be staying in hostels. Ecuador pushed some of my status quo and boundaries – not others. I expect Thailand to push more. To let go of some of my fears and concerns. To surround myself in different. I fully expect it to be another complete mental break from work. It’s hard to think about work when you are lost in a sea of humanity, scents and adventure.

The first week is the touristy stuff And trying to get my body clock to change over. The second and third are volunteering. The final is crazy. I have nothing booked, no plans, nothing. Seat of my pants. This is not me. It’s growth.