There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is to short to be anything but happy. Falling down is part of life, getting back up is living. – Author Unknown
Thursday, September 20, 2012 (DAY 200)
Living in Central America for 200 days now has been an unreal experience at times. From the moment I first stepped off the plane in Belize and walked across the concrete tarmac, I didn’t know where I might be six months from that moment let alone the next two days. But, I am glad that I had the courage to leave all that was familiar for whatever it is that may be planned for my life. The excitement of not even knowing where I may be 200 days from now is part of the adventurous hope of what may lay ahead. As I sit here and reminisce in all those that I have encountered that have later become friends, and basking in the incredible beauty of the world that we live in is a dream that I am fortunate enough to continue to live out daily. Stepping foot in almost every country in Central America has been part of life’s miracles of where life can lead you if you are only willing to pursue the possibility of a greater achievement that lays beyond what you thought could be possible. When I think about leaving behind a materialistic society for one that has a greater purpose for community and holds the causation for the absolute joy of truly being alive, it also makes me sad for those that continue to replace their sense of happiness and fulfillment with fleeting collections of attaining to the routine. Find that spark that we have all had in our youth, to achieve more than what we thought we could that has sadly been lost, and fill the void for what true living can be and begin that journey today.
Living in Central America for 200 days now has been an unreal experience at times. From the moment I first stepped off the plane in Belize and walked across the concrete tarmac, I didn’t know where I might be six months from that moment let alone the next two days. But, I am glad that I had the courage to leave all that was familiar for whatever it is that may be planned for my life. The excitement of not even knowing where I may be 200 days from now is part of the adventurous hope of what may lay ahead. As I sit here and reminisce in all those that I have encountered that have later become friends, and basking in the incredible beauty of the world that we live in is a dream that I am fortunate enough to continue to live out daily. Stepping foot in almost every country in Central America has been part of life’s miracles of where life can lead you if you are only willing to pursue the possibility of a greater achievement that lays beyond what you thought could be possible. When I think about leaving behind a materialistic society for one that has a greater purpose for community and holds the causation for the absolute joy of truly being alive, it also makes me sad for those that continue to replace their sense of happiness and fulfillment with fleeting collections of attaining to the routine. Find that spark that we have all had in our youth, to achieve more than what we thought we could that has sadly been lost, and fill the void for what true living can be and begin that journey today.
One of the most curious questions people ask me from back home is how much I have spent, and after thoroughly calculating the costs I’ve spent a grand total of $3,608 in over six months. Most people are absolutely shocked and flabbergasted at this number, especially when you take in to consideration all the miles I have traveled and experiences I have taken part in; snorkeling in Belize, cliff diving in San Ignacio, touring Tikal, river caving in Guatemala, obtaining my open water diving certification in Honduras, three weeks of private Spanish lessons in San Pedro, surfing in El Salvador, fishing on the Pacific in Nicaragua, exploring the beach in Costa Rica, the numerous apartments I’ve rented, and making it through seven overland border crossings. These are just a fraction of what has been accomplished in sense, but it is the new friendships that I tend to cherish more than anything–people that I might have never met and the long conversations if it weren’t for taking a risk that began with self doubts as to the right direction for my life. Even I’m amazed that the last time I withdrew money from an ATM was back on July 20th. So when people that are interested in a life that exists outside of the ordinary, but are hesitant in the longing for relative security, I am proof that it is possibly to experience more than the routine of a ten mile life radius, but to venture outside of the ordinary. But, even beyond travel there are steps that can be taken even now for a more fulfilling life if you are only willing to perceive it, because there is a degree of faith in the uncertainty of how life changing your decisions can be, when they are truly your decisions to chase.
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