So can I really call this tootallinasia anymore? At least we know where it all began. So what are the plans now? I have been keeping it a mystery up until this point, but now that I have told a few people I think it is important to let the rest of you know my future plans. Let's start from the beginning...
I returned home on Christmas day well dosed from the plane ride here. Let's just say I was feeling pretty sedated, but overall warm and fuzzy inside. After the initial shock of returning home and the TWO WEEKS of jet lag I finally came to. My boyfriend, Jan, decided to make a sudden visit to the U.S. to investigate what was so interesting about my life in Colorado. We had a blast! I took him all over CO which included skiing trips to Vail and Steamboat. Then I became suspicious? What was he doing here? Not to say that I wasn't happy that he was there, just that I wasn't sure with his health and visa restrictions what his next move was going to be. He began to get sick of me asking when he was going back to Belgium, I asked not because I wanted him to go but because I wanted (and still do) go with him. Suddenly, one day while we were sitting at Starbucks he decided to let me in on his master plan... Home delivery of private label paper products and cleaning supplies. At first I was skeptical. Why would he want to stay here? Thoughts of living out my days in Highlands Ranch raced through my head and my heart sunk. Oh god! Will I really have to continue the life that I so desperately wanted to leave a year ago? Thankfully he reassured me that we could live outside HR. He also confirmed the validity of his plans and the rampant success of these types of businesses in Europe. To be honest the decision wasn't easy for me. It definitely took some convincing on his part. My idea of continuing to travel seemed to be pushed away from me. This is something I have valued in my life. I felt like my journeys defined me and set me apart from other people my age. Without my passport stamps I feel empty and forced to focus on the impending doom of adulthood. So yes I will admit that I did travel to escape a little bit. Escape and help find myself. On the other hand though, this is an opportunity to build a life for myself. In a way it is avoid feeling anxiety about my future. Jan told me he wants to build a future for me. I can take my future and really make the most of it.
So here I am now on the brink of starting my own business and I can happily say that it has been worth it so far. Now if I could only get that damn tissue paper contract, just kidding... it's in the works.
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