I've been trying to write my Morocco blog post for two months now. Talk about some serious writer's block. If you'd like to read a well written, cohesive recap of the trip to Morocco, visit my friend Shannon's blog post. She does a fabulous job of covering the trip with every sensory experience.
As for my post, I think there are a few key things I learned on my trip to London and Morocco.
1. I (still) have an insatiable desire to transplant myself into a foreign country just to see what happens. If you know me, this has been a common theme (especially since last August). This trip showed me that there is nothing to be scared of if/when I move to a new country. People do it all the time, and they succeed, and they gain an incredible perspective on the world and themselves.
2. The type of people in who go through the above mentioned transition have a fearlessness to just go, just do, just be. This is the stuff that makes the world go round. You only live once, afterall, and nobody ever got anywhere on idle.
3. People need change. My new-found friend (who I met on my trip) shared with me a theory that every four years people go through a sense of restlessness that makes them want to change things in a big way. Think about it -- 4(ish) years of elementary, junior high and high school, then four years of college. Our society has groomed us to expect change every four years. Then what happens when we don't get it? I think there are two options - wreak havoc for the sake of wreaking havoc, or accept that things aren't changing and carry on in the day-to-day.
I'm at my 4 year mark. Something's on the horizon. Something big, I can feel it... Until then, I'll keep on going and doing the stuff that makes my little world go round. My current obsession is planning my 28th birthday, which falls on 12/12/12. I'm thinking it'll happen in South Africa. More to come.
On a serious note, to those affected by the Marrakesh terrorist attacks in late April, my heart goes out to you. I stood in the same area the attacks took place, just a few weeks before. Counting my lucky stars.
As for my post, I think there are a few key things I learned on my trip to London and Morocco.
1. I (still) have an insatiable desire to transplant myself into a foreign country just to see what happens. If you know me, this has been a common theme (especially since last August). This trip showed me that there is nothing to be scared of if/when I move to a new country. People do it all the time, and they succeed, and they gain an incredible perspective on the world and themselves.
2. The type of people in who go through the above mentioned transition have a fearlessness to just go, just do, just be. This is the stuff that makes the world go round. You only live once, afterall, and nobody ever got anywhere on idle.
3. People need change. My new-found friend (who I met on my trip) shared with me a theory that every four years people go through a sense of restlessness that makes them want to change things in a big way. Think about it -- 4(ish) years of elementary, junior high and high school, then four years of college. Our society has groomed us to expect change every four years. Then what happens when we don't get it? I think there are two options - wreak havoc for the sake of wreaking havoc, or accept that things aren't changing and carry on in the day-to-day.
I'm at my 4 year mark. Something's on the horizon. Something big, I can feel it... Until then, I'll keep on going and doing the stuff that makes my little world go round. My current obsession is planning my 28th birthday, which falls on 12/12/12. I'm thinking it'll happen in South Africa. More to come.
On a serious note, to those affected by the Marrakesh terrorist attacks in late April, my heart goes out to you. I stood in the same area the attacks took place, just a few weeks before. Counting my lucky stars.
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