Sometimes it feels like beginning the work is like leaving the wishes behind since that’s when they start becoming reality. That’s held me back in the past, so now I just take bigger leaps.

haha yes. I’ve heard that one so many times…so many times…

It also assumes that you can’t travel with kids. I, and I’m sure you as well, read so many travel blogs by families who travel with their children.

But, the one that always, always surprises me, is “Well, it makes sense to do it now before you have kids.” Of course, this person (without knowing anything about me at all) speaks to me as if traveling long-term is sensible AND that we are planning on having kids. You know what they say about people who make assumptions.

I get that too quite often. I like the “why are you here” or “why did you go to X” questions after taking a look at the passport. Did you pack your bags yourself is a good one. Reminds me of the video I posted last week.

I remember once when I was asked to turn my laptop on but it didn’t since the battery had run out so they just let me go through (in Turkey). Another time I was asked to power on my laptop and it crashed going to a blue-screen of death. Guess it was realistic enough to ease their worries!