Falling into a bed of thorns?
BY PAUL WADE
Some problems in our personal lives, we don’t really want to reveal to the world because—let’s face it: it’s not anybody’s business. However, one thing that I always believed is that writing is therapy, so I will take this opportunity to share my tale.
I’ve been an avid traveler since 2001. I did some travel in Canada before that to Quebec and Newfoundland, but it wasn’t until the summer of 2001 was my heart truly opened to travel. At that point, it was my mission to live overseas and to travel to as many countries as possible and most importantly, travel to England.
Once I finished college in 2003, my trip to England was going to be realized, but due to eight cavities, I had to postpone my trip. Shortly thereafter, I got my first job in journalism as an editor at a trade publication. My life had started. But one question that always weighed on my hear, “Will I ever travel to England?” That thought stayed in my mind when I moved to Taiwan.
LIVING OVERSEAS
I worked at my first journalism job for a little over a year and a half, my wandering feet finally got its opportunity to explore the outside world. During my two-year stay in Taiwan and my frequent travel excursions to the other neighboring Asian countries, England remained my beacon of hope. As long as I wanted to go to England, I know I’ll always be traveling.
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
Fast forward to Christmas 2007. I proposed to my future wife and in a blink of an eye my perspective changed overnight. I had a new goal—prepare myself for marriage. My first goal was to accomplish everything that I hadn’t done yet—that meant I had to get ready for England.
Six months later, my plane landed and made my ultimate travel goal a reality. I almost forgot what it was like to travel. My trip to England brought back all my travel excitements and added a whole pile of new ones. To this date, wanderers, I can say that England has been my greatest travel excursion to date.
However, upon my return, there was a sudden sadness that I wasn’t ready for. I’m sure many of you felt the same way after the adrenaline subsides from your perfect vacation. In my case, the return was potent, which was even more so than my return from Taiwan—and I was there for two years.
I felt—now what. Where do I go from here? Are my traveling days over? If you read last week’s TWW, you’ll know that my fiancee and I plan to honeymoon in Italy, but even though this new goal has been established, sadness lingers like an unwanted guest. iT!
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