Hiatus

It never gets old

The end of a great trip always makes me think about my own mortality. Before starting the two week trip to Egypt it seemed like a long time and then before I knew it, it was over. It just reaffirms to me that I am doing the right thing, living my life the way that I want and doing the things that are most important to me.

I recently read a related short article on a Travel Blog of one of the few people who can support his travel by blogging. The article is called “Beware of Life” which acknowledges that there are risks in life but if you don’t take them what is the point of living anyway. Here is the link if you are interested:

http://chrisguillebeau.com/3x5/beware-of-life/

Since coming back from Egypt I spent two days in California with friends and family and then drove back to Saint Louis. I still have my condo and I have been trying and hoping ever so much that I can sell it and not have that financial burden over my head. I have been looking for jobs anywhere that I can find them but as of yet have been unable to find anything that pays inversely to my level of desperation. However currently my desperation point is increasing making the amount of money I would be willing to accept decrease. I would love to be able to get a job in Europe somewhere to earn the Euro instead of the Dollar so I could save up money faster and travel while working on weekends but I have had no luck with anyone wanting to sponsor me for a visa. I have also applied for my Canadian citizenship because that makes it easier to get a work visa in some places but that process is taking forever. I spent the past week in New York which was lots of fun, but I won’t be blogging about that.

I’ve been spending my time looking for work, trying to sell my condo and catching up with friends that I haven’t seen since I first left last April. That’s all for now, I’ll post more as I know more.