Long time no see! How have you been my friends? Have things changed in your life? Did you decide to pack a bag and go on an adventure? So many questions! But I am happy to see you again my lovely peeps :)
Still kicking :) |
This was the end of trip and I was heading back home. Back to London. The city I had come to call mine when talking to my fellow backpackers and the locals I met over the previous 18 months. The place I was looking forward to embrace like a long lost friend and settle back in for the foreseeable future. MY HOME.
London... in August... yes... |
One year on and I have skipped the "reverse culture shock" to meshed right back in. Not back to my old life - no, no, no, that I was happy to leave behind! - but I got back to the things I had come to appreciate about the city while I was away.
So, what I have been up to since I came back?
To start, I got myself a job. Actually, I got myself more than just another job - I set my own business and I am now a freelance project manager, oh yeah baby! I figured out working on my own terms would be killing two birds with one stone:
1. I would cross off one item from my bucket list - setting up my own business
2. I would be able to take time off in between contracts to feed the wanderlust bug I picked up. My aim is to work for 9 months of the year and backpack for the remaining 3. That way I still get to travel to my heart's content without having to come back to an empty bank account.
2hrs10min - not bad for a first sprint triathlon |
I have been on a few dates. Well yes my lovelies, that is a sexy girl you are looking at :)
Not that anything conclusive has come out of these, but one can still enjoy meeting up new people... I am still looking for my special someone so any pointers as to where special someones are hiding will be very much appreciated - please use comment box below!
I tried hardcore vegetarianism, been full on carnivorous and finally settled for being a flexaterian. I am still avoiding dairy though - not good for me ol' tummy, not good at all!
Garlic and herbs... |
I have now settled down in a pretty little corner of London and I am planning to get my own place within the next 2 years - better start saving now!
You see today, I got a bit scared. Looking back on the past 12 months I realised how easy it would be to slip into a routine of work-train-sleep and let time go by. Do not get me wrong, I am proud of everything I have achieved since I came back - but I feel there is room for improvement and I want to make sure that one year from now, I can still wholeheartedly say that YES, coming back to London was the right choice.
Things are still bubbling in that old head of mine and I am close to come to a plan to achieve this goal. Bear with me for another couple of weeks and all will be unveiled. I promise it will be worth the wait ;)
That's it for now. It was lovely seeing you, do come again!
A view I can never get tired of... |
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