The last few weeks have been a blur. I returned from Nepal at 5:00 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon and headed straight into the office the next day. Two days later, I was on a late night flight to Washington, D.C. for two work events as a horrible cold took over my entire body. My …
Hindsight is always 20/20, right? The passage of time always seems to give you a new perspective and now that it has been more than two years since I first left to travel around the former Soviet Union, and a year since I returned, I feel like I can look back at my …
This time last year. It’s been a recurring thought in my head the last few months. This time last year I was arriving in Armenia. This time last year I was living in a small village in Tajikistan. This time last year I was watching the sunset over the Yangykala Canyon in Turkmenistan. …
Thoughts on Life 2 Years After Quitting My Job to Travel Read More »
I returned to the United States last September with a sense of urgency. After being on the road for 13 months, I figured I had enough in the bank to last me a couple months, but I didn’t even want to wait that long to start working again. As I discussed last week, I started …
How to Find a Job After You Quit Your Job to Travel: When You Return Read More »
Last week I wrote about what I did before I left on my career break trip to maximize my chances of finding a job when I returned. This week, I’ll focus on what I did while I was on the road. Many people may not want to think about the inevitable return back home but …
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I thought travel would change me. I wanted travel to change me. I wanted to emerge from 13 months of traveling and volunteering around the world a better person – more patient and more open to taking risks. I hoped to find new, like-minded friends and develop new relationships. I secretly hoped I might finally …
The idea of quitting your job in an uncertain economy can be scary. I have made no secret of the fact that finding a job after I returned from my 13-month career break was my biggest fear before I left and while I was on the road. I have often said that I was lucky to …
How to Find a Job After You Quit Your Job to Travel: Before You Go Read More »
I have never made it a secret that my biggest fear when I quit my job to travel was finding another job when I returned. While I will write more later about specific tips and what I think worked well in my job search, I thought I would share an inside look at how it …
Remember when I wrote back in November about feeling unsettled and longing for my old life? Well, I realized my old life isn’t really what I want. If you’ve been following along since I first left Chicago in August 2011 to travel for a year, you may recall I was ready to go. My life …
I walked out of the office and down to the street, trying to sort out my emotions. I should have been ecstatic; I should have been flying high with excitement. It was October 26, just one month and one day after I landed back in Chicago after a thirteen month career break that took me …
