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Speaking of a mid-life crisis, a rather popular option is to up and move, to uproot one’s life and get a change of scenery. This may be permanently or may be just for a short amount of time. That being said I have always been happiest when I’m traveling. The feeling of movement, the new scenery, the new people, the experiences, and the troubleshooting keep me enthralled. A lot can be learned on the road and certainly a lot can happen for better or for worse. Either way, you’re very far away from any previous stomping grounds and when things happen you have to be quick on your feet to keep the momentum going. Each place has a different vibe and requires a unique set of skills to navigate, interpret, and understand just how to live.

With every venture into the unknown presumptions about the future destination are ingrained (why would we ever want to travel to a place anyway without knowing something about it already…). Sometimes those presumptions are wrong and the destinations are not what we had intended; but nevertheless we always take away something for better or worse from our experiences. Depth into one’s self, not distance away will be the ultimate healer. Andre Breton calls imagination as one of the most beloved of all things. “The mere word ‘freedom’ is the only one that still excites me. I deem it capable of indefinitely sustaining the old human fanaticism. It doubtless satisfies my only legitimate aspiration.”