Two days left in California and I am excited, stressed, and nervous.
I am excited for all the great things that are coming my way shortly.
I am stressed out because I will miss my family and know that I will experience a sense of culture shock I have never seen before.
I am nervous because any number of situations may arise which I have not prepared for.
The only thing that matters now is that this is happening!
I will be leaving tuesday morning and will be taking four flights in one day. Seeing as I have never been on a plane for more than one hour at a time, I am a bit nervous. I am flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco to Munich to Frankfurt to Florence. The entire day of travel will be about 20 some hours.
Hope all works out well but like my mom always says, "if its your time then there is nothing you can do about it."
I just hope its not my time but at least I will have good company waiting for me on the other side.
I really wish that my Father, Grandfather, and Grandmother where around to experience this live changing journey with me but I have to carry all their lessons in my heart and remember that I will always have them with me because without them there would be no me.
Next time I post, I will either be traveling or living half way across the world.
Much love,
Jason
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Bart ride and some random thoughts
As I sit on the bart train heading to work, I spotted an American flag on the side of a train. It just hit me honestly that I am going to be living outside of America and definitely outside of my comfort zone. Holy shit! This is gonna be nuts.
I sent out my first request today asking someone to the care of Chloe for the nine months I'm gone. Hopefully whatever happens works out for the best with her and that she is hold on till I return.
So much more to figure out. Essentially I am four months and counting. I gotta quit my job, sell my possessions, relocated my dog, and get ready for one hell of an adventure. I have no time to waste cause as of now I'm on a mission to love life.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Well this is it
My name is Jason and I am on a journey. A journey to find myself.
On the first of May, I purchased a one way ticket from San Francisco, California to Florence, Italy. My intentions are to earn my Masters Degree in Graphic Design while in Italy. I am applying to schools in Florence; Florence Design Academy and the Florence Design Institute. They both seem to have a lot to offer which makes the decision even more difficult. I am leaning towards the Academy but was just today contacted by the Institute and now I am just as confused as ever about my choice. I will do as much research as I can over the next few days and let that lead me to my ultimate choice.
Either way on August 27th 2013 I will be leaving San Francisco and moving to Florence. I have no idea where I will stay and truly no idea what I am doing. But God Damn, It's exciting! I am thinking that this will be a great life experience for many reasons but many of which I couldn't even begin to guess at now.
I still have a ton of stuff to figure out in the next four weeks. What will I do with Chloe? What will I do with all my stuff? Where will I live when I get there? I could go on and on but I would prefer to just live and explain what happened after. I don't know if anyone will ever read this and to be honest I don't really care right now. I know that this is a way of meditating and reflecting on my experience and thoughts. If there is a moment of insight then so be it but mainly I am trying to catalogue my experience from my personal perspective. I will be maintaining this blog for the next year to share my study abroad experience as well as my own thoughts as a first time traveler leaving America.
Also this may be important to explaining the level of excitement I have. I am 29 years old and have never been out of America. I have lived in California my entire life. I lived in Los Angeles for 18 years, San Diego for 6 years, and San Francisco for another 6 years. The furthest that I have ever been away from California is Texas and that was only for a funeral so I don't think that really counts. And Las Vegas and Tijuana are basically part of California in my opinion. I am 100% positive that I am in for a culture shocking experience like nothing else I have ever experienced. I don't know what to look for or ever what to expect, but isn't that life in a nut shell?
I will leave my first blog with this closing phrase:
Amore is Todo
This is the motto of my life and will forever live every day with as much love in my heart as possible. Hopefully the love continues around the world.
On the first of May, I purchased a one way ticket from San Francisco, California to Florence, Italy. My intentions are to earn my Masters Degree in Graphic Design while in Italy. I am applying to schools in Florence; Florence Design Academy and the Florence Design Institute. They both seem to have a lot to offer which makes the decision even more difficult. I am leaning towards the Academy but was just today contacted by the Institute and now I am just as confused as ever about my choice. I will do as much research as I can over the next few days and let that lead me to my ultimate choice.
Either way on August 27th 2013 I will be leaving San Francisco and moving to Florence. I have no idea where I will stay and truly no idea what I am doing. But God Damn, It's exciting! I am thinking that this will be a great life experience for many reasons but many of which I couldn't even begin to guess at now.
I still have a ton of stuff to figure out in the next four weeks. What will I do with Chloe? What will I do with all my stuff? Where will I live when I get there? I could go on and on but I would prefer to just live and explain what happened after. I don't know if anyone will ever read this and to be honest I don't really care right now. I know that this is a way of meditating and reflecting on my experience and thoughts. If there is a moment of insight then so be it but mainly I am trying to catalogue my experience from my personal perspective. I will be maintaining this blog for the next year to share my study abroad experience as well as my own thoughts as a first time traveler leaving America.
Also this may be important to explaining the level of excitement I have. I am 29 years old and have never been out of America. I have lived in California my entire life. I lived in Los Angeles for 18 years, San Diego for 6 years, and San Francisco for another 6 years. The furthest that I have ever been away from California is Texas and that was only for a funeral so I don't think that really counts. And Las Vegas and Tijuana are basically part of California in my opinion. I am 100% positive that I am in for a culture shocking experience like nothing else I have ever experienced. I don't know what to look for or ever what to expect, but isn't that life in a nut shell?
I will leave my first blog with this closing phrase:
Amore is Todo
This is the motto of my life and will forever live every day with as much love in my heart as possible. Hopefully the love continues around the world.
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