Since I have made up my mind, that its finally time for me to explore the world again, life has been crazy! It´s a non-stop organizing myself. I deserve meanwhile a degree for time-management!
After my Border Collie “Tibor” passed on last year in August 2024 I was all of a sudden only responsible for myself again! It has been a long process and I still have morning where I rush half-asleep into the kitchen to check if his water bowl is filled! Instead of setting off right away – as apparently some of my friends expected me too – I found out during this whole journey of preparation, I decided to take a year to mourn, grief and get clarity.
It all started late February 2025 during a 3-day retreat where I did several meditations. It was a lot about manifesting what you want in life. I am already a coach after my years of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) training, so I am familiar with the topic. Those guided meditations shifted something in me. I got a lot of images I could not yet interpret. Seeing myself in numerous places, most of the time all by myself… the smell of green, the taste of the unknown. What they all had in common was a lot of wind blowing through my hair! A windy life awaits me, so much was for sure!
I went home, back to my job, my cosy apartment, my life. But of course, that was only the outside.
Inside of me… I started to live again. Slowly the sparkle of curiosity, the travel-bug made it´s way through my veins again. There was never fear for what my future would be like. No fear of giving up my home and work place and losing everything I had built up for years. There was not even fear of disappointing “my people” this time. A great advantage, as the last time I set of to travel the world in 2004, that had been my biggest struggle. Causing so much discomfort in my family and family-in-law, dealing with the disbelieve of friends and acquaintances who I felt I had betrayed in a way. I will be forever grateful to my then-husband for his full support.
Looking back, 21 years ago I got the taste for travelling. I love using all my senses. Being alert, playing with energy and aura´s, listening to my body and mind to fulfil my needs. Eat meals I didn´t even know existed. Going to bed and getting up the way it feels right… or necessary because I have a bus to catch! But most of all I am looking forward to meet friends I haven´t met yet.
In March I made up my mind. In April I told my closest friends and bit by bit more people. No-one seemed surprised! Of course, they were caught off-guard but that was all. In May I told my family. In June I resigned from my job and gave up my apartment. July and August have been crazy sorting out my stuff, and organizing myself. Choosing where to start, booking a flight, getting all the paperwork done. Now it´s September and I just sold my car! On the first of November I will start a new life.
Grateful for all the support I got from family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances’, yes even people I don´t really know… I have decided to make an effort and find some extra time to set up this website.
This way, for those who like to see where I am, what I am doing and what it´s all about for me… feel free to “follow” me. Last time I travelled without a mobile phone and tried to find an Internet-café once a month to contact my family! What a difference to now.
– I hope you enjoy the journey –
