My budgeted “honeymoon” for traveling finished 2 months ago. And that’s why I’ve been absent in sharing my thoughts. Because the idea of financial instability is a great blocker when it comes to finding the inspiration needed for writing.
But how did I get here?
I am an organized person … but I’m also a representative of a generation that leaves everything for the last moment and I’m also slightly naive in some aspects of life.
When I left for my trip I had the mindset that, while traveling, I would find an online job and this would allow me to continue my travels indefinitely. But I kept postponing the moment of searching until the last moment and, when I finally started, the hard truth hit me: paradoxally it’s not so easy to find remote jobs when you are a continent away from home.
And that’s when the inner struggle started. Because money makes the world go round and I was running out of money.
The lifestyle I got used to in the first months was about to disappear and I was going to be forced to go out of this comfort zone. And to make things more complicated I flooded myself with a lot of negative thoughts: “I’ve failed in my quest”, “Should I get a job on the black market?”, “What do I do with my tourist visa when it expires?”, “Should I just quit and go home?”.
And how did I manage myself these 2 months?
With a small monthly amount of money that comes to me, with the unwavering support of my parents (and knowing that they are not 100% comfortable with my travels I appreciate even more their help) and with the talks with my friends.
And not to forget the main character … my mindset. After the clouds of negative thoughts went away, the blood cooled down and my experience kicked in, I started looking at the facts from a different angle.
Courage wasn’t only when I made the decision to start traveling the world. Courage is also admitting that I need to take a step back and look from the whole perspective at what went good and bad until now. So I can adjust the future. Because there’s no such thing as a failure, only bumps for which I will find solutions. It might not be as easy as I wanted, but I’m a resourceful person and I will find them.
And, with a different viewpoint, for the past 2 months, I went on volunteering while also discovering Bolivia and Peru.
Greets from Cusco, Peru
What happens next?
When I left I was hyped about traveling, I wanted to do it for as long as possible. But, as time passed by, I started feeling a bit homesick.
Therefore, because even in racing you need pit stops, I’ll do mine soon. I’ll get to see my dear ones, I’ll get to enjoy nature from home and, last but most important, I’ll take that step back and look at the goods and bads so I can adjust my future.
At the beginning of 2023 I discovered this song and I found it to be exotic, just as my future travels. I’ll leave it here so you can also enjoy its exoticity:
Nomadic Vlach 
Bravo Mircea! In primul rand iti multumesc ca am calatorit cu tine in atatea locuri interesante…eu, virtual, evident, dar e frumos sa vezi locuri noi prin ochii unui tanar decat prin ai unei agentii de turism. Sunt convinsa ca te-ai intors alt Mircea din aceasta calatorie…si cand spun asta ma refer la faptul ca esti mai bogat sufleteste, cu mult mai multa experienta de viata, cu multe idei…iti doresc un viitor care sa te multumeasca si care, sa-ti ofere sansa sa-ti traiesti viata asa cum iti place! Abia astept sa ne intalnim sa ne povestesti! Pana atunci, daca vrei sa te relaxezi putin, te astept pe la Zurich!!! Drum bun in continuare si bucurii!!!
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