I have seen a transformation in my life as I reflect on the past six months working on Kismet. Crease lines that were furrowed between my eyebrows from stress have now become laugh lines around my mouth from so many good times. Sore wrists from too much typing have now been replaced with sore knees from squatting down to wipe the floor or dust base boards. There is something quite liberating when all of your essential needs are provided for. I have found that with all of these fundamental needs met, I am free to just relax, chill out and enjoy life without having to stress to get these things done in my free time like I would in normal life. So when I think about this transformation I realize that it isn’t really a transformation of the inside out but rather the opposite, a change of my environment, influences and responsibilities and my body's reaction to these changes.
However, even in the midst of my contentment of the present moment somehow I’m still overtaken by the curiosity of the unknown. So alas, I’m hopping ship (literally) and packing up all my belongings and heading off to a little place that they like to call “the land down under” or also as my friend Matt calls it, “the land under the land down under”. On Nov 2nd I’ll be flying out to Tasmania to kick off the start of 4 months traveling around Australia, New Zealand and wherever else strikes my fancy. I’m a little scared because I’m leaving such a place of comfort, simplicity and security to manage in the big old world all by myself again but the allure and discovery of unseen beauty, stories, cultures, and people keeps me trucking along and certain that I’ve made a good decision. How will I ever know what is there if I never go there myself? A discovery channel special can only show you so much and I want to see it and experience it all for myself.
And as much as these last 6 months have influence me, I know that this next trip will bring an entirely new transformation of its own as I adjust to my new surroundings. Is it change that I want? I don’t know but we’ll just have to see to find out.
And yachts, yachts will always be there. This is an industry that is not going out of style any time soon; if anything it just keeps on growing. I definitely want to work on yachts a bit more in the future, but I always want to keep in mind that it isn’t reality. It’s a little pseudo reality. It’s fun, it’s provides financial means in reaching other goals, it allows you to travel and see the world…but I also want to be there for one of my niece’s birthday parties, have a house of my own and develop roots in a community. So I’ll ride this wave a little bit longer and with open heart receive all the good lessons that I’m learning that I can bring to real life like how to get stains out of shirts, how to make a bellini cocktail and how to make a perfect bed!
So that is where my heart is at and I’m just as curious as you all on how this next chapter of my life will span out. Stayed tuned for more stories and photos of the adventures that lie ahead! Love to you all!! xo
