Zach's Story: The Sweet Life

I am having a hard time settling into a day-to-day lifestyle. Why should any day be the same when we are promised so few? Lately I have been reaching out to find and experience all things new, trying to look out for my consumption as I am trying to be more environmentally conscious, and I have had this intensifying itch to go out into the world. Seeking new work experiences, new destinations, new experiences of any kind, in this year alone I have taken on many FIRSTS (ranging from Texas 2-stepping to eating homemade Crawdad jumbalaya). Meeting new people and hearing their stories of adventure have been shaping my life this year. Online I look up videos of tiny houses, extensive travel plans, backpacking classes, and more. Most of my recent book choices have involved exploration and backpacking lately too! So I am hereby saying that I will spend this next year traveling as much as I can. I have got all the time in the world to settle down, so why waste my mobile time staying put.... thi...

I can feel the tides of change coming to me. There are opportunities that are presenting themselves to me. Within this year alone I have flown on a plane and traveled more (in terms of trips/year) than any other time in my life. I have lived out of state for a summer, traveled to Chicago a handful of times, lived in Texas for 6 weeks, spent 9 days in Amsterdam (visiting Europe for the first time), traveled to Kansas City for 2 weeks, and I am currently gearing up to travel for an ENTIRE summer! There is also some potential for me to live in Washington for 3 weeks (while working), as well as, a chance at farming in Thailand for 2 weeks. There are so many opportunities in life and I want to take hold and grasp as many as I can while I am given this chance. With all of that being said, there is also a great strain in terms of finances for these trips.... while also paying a massive amount of bills at home. So in the back of my mind as I travel I find myself coming back to these worr...