Once in a Lifetime…
And you may find yourself in another part of the world…
“And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"“ Lyrics from the Talking Heads song, “Once in a Lifetime” I think about this song often on my current journey. How did I get here? Well, let me tell you.
I’m from California and was living there and decided at the end of 2020 going through the turmoil of COVID to up and leave and to Colorado. While living in Colorado I was working remotely for a production company in Los Angeles editing video. I had always wanted to live abroad from an early age. I had exchange students growing up and I was always intrigued by these people who I call brother and sister. One from Japan and one from Italy. At the end of of 2022 I figured I was already workign remotely, I had a laptop and portable screens and decided it was time to live abraod.
The plan was to live in Europe for about two years. However sometimes plans don’t work out as intended. I had sold most of my belongings. The last thing I needed to sell was my car. I had a friend who’s daughter was getting her license and so I sold the car to her. Literally two hours after I sold the car and two days before I was about to get on a plane to Switzerland my employer called me and told me that the company was sold and contracts were not going to be renewed. I still had 3 months left on the contract. I had some money in the bank and it seemed pointless to just stay home. So I said “fuck it!” I’m going anyway. Things will work out. I had money in the bank, three months left on the contract and I will have to be a little more frugal than intended.