New Journey


I can't believe it has been over a month since my last blog post. I have often thought of posting, but just couldn't seem to find the time or energy to do so. I have been doing a lot of thinking in the past few weeks about my life and what my future goals should be. It has taken a lot of thought, but I finally feel like I am making the decision that will make me the happiest. 

 When I arrived back to Brazil in July I was sure that I would stay for another year. I was set on giving myself a year of "calm" and a year of no major life changes, but I soon felt very unhappy. It took weeks of talking to friends and reflecting to come to the conclusion that this is not a place I want to stay. Although I love Brazil, I am not happy at school for many reasons that I will not get into right now. So much for a year of just calmness...It's time to get ready for another big life change...new country...new continent....here I come. This was definitely not an easy decision for me as I was really hoping to stay in Brazil and I have enjoyed my time with friends here so far. I have also loved my dance classes and the people I have met through that. But in my heart I know it is time to go. 

 I apologize for not posting for awhile. It has been difficult to get myself to do much beyond the necessary things as work as caused a lot of unwanted stress and my strive to be perfect has been a bit out of control. :) I do feel I am in a better place than a few weeks ago....at first I felt like I was running away again, but I have reflected a lot about what I have done so far in my life and what I am hoping to achieve in the future and staying here at this school will not help me to achieve that. So people will think I am crazy for picking up my life again and starting over, but I am really excited about moving to a new place and continuing to push myself to the limits. I am looking forward to meeting new people and being immersed in another culture again. 

 But before this new journey can begin, I am going to try to thoroughly enjoy last last few months here in Brazil and in South America.

 The next few posts are actually going to go backwards...There were a few things that I did in the last few weeks, but did not post. I'm looking forward to getting back into blogging. 

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