Archive for December, 2009
The initial plan was to take a year off. It was supposed to be a one year sabbatical where I could buy a little time to enjoy life and live my dreams. As I have said to so many people who have dreamt of doing the exact same thing, the hardest thing about extended travel [...]
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Tags: culture shock, sabbatical, travel around the world
No one ever warns you about reverse culture shock. In my young 20s, whenever I would speak to someone who had just come back from some extended trip in Europe or Asia, no one ever told me about the mental crash that happens once you get home. The first few days home are great. You [...]
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Tags: adventure, around the world, extended travel
This blog was created to document the journey of re-acclimating to life in the United States after nearly 4 years of living abroad and the subsequent challenges of starting over after living my dreams.
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Tags: Costa Rica, extended travel, Great Recession, job search, joblessness, recession, San Diego, travel, unemployment
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