Motivation

It was May 12th, 2009 and I was about to embark on a round-the-world trip with my first stop being Beijing, China.

Want to know a secret? After coming home from one-year around the world in 2010, I applied for jobs at retail stores. My blog wasn’t …

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I taught English in Xi'an, China and I had no idea what I was doing. I walked into the university in China with almost nothing prepared. I just learned as I went along and got better at teaching as time went on.

I wish I could say that I had won the lottery to travel the world but the reality is I work pretty darn hard for my money. So what do I do?

I've had a lot of time to think about why I quit my job in 2009 and I've finally figured out why I quit my job.

I wasn't tied up, robbed, or molested. Not one single time. And best of all, my month long journey didn't last a month. It continued for over five months.