NEW YEAR - NEW ADVENTURE

For the new year, I feel big changes coming my way. 2015 is all about adventure. I am finally at a point in my life where I feel I can be myself, and live my life to the absolute fullest. Traveling has always been my dream, and is something I will definitely accomplish. 2015 is just the start of my adventure. To begin the new year, I began a small jar called "Bucket List Money". This will consist of all the change I find lying around. Eventually, I will gain enough to hopefully buy a flight to anywhere in Europe, and from there, my journey will begin. To start the 'New Year, New Adventure' attitude, I am visiting Bahamas for a week in March. I am beyond excited for this. Although this isn't Europe, it is a new place that I have never been to, and I am sure will be beautiful and filled with new experiences that will shape me. Now I don't believe in that whole, "New Year, New Me" bullshit, because it really is just another day. A different year frame does not change a person, but the person itself. I have not wanted to create adventure this year just because it is a different year and I want to change, but I gradually put my thoughts into doing so. Time goes by so fast, and many people do not realize this. I am almost done my second year of Fashion Management, and am turning 20 this year. Life is flashing before my eyes, and I still have the entire world to see. I always hear people, especially my family, preach about how traveling is too expensive, and I have to think about my future. I honestly believe, I cannot start my future if I don't see what the world has to offer. My future can begin in Switzerland, or Germany, or New York, and I wouldn't know because I wouldn't have the chance to go if all I thought about was money. Of course, money is definitely a big decision in my travels, because I am not going anywhere if I can't pay for it, but as I have heard before, "Traveling is the only thing you can buy that makes you richer".  This quote cannot be more true. I have been fortunate enough to see Washington, New York, parts of Spain, and Paris, along with different resorts along the Caribbean; yet, I still feel emptiness. I know there is so much more waiting for me. New adventures for me to go through, new struggles & success, new people to meet, new opportunities, and new losses. This is what life is all about, after all. I would go mad if I settle for something that is "safe". Life is not about being safe, life is about stepping beyond the boundaries and finding yourself. What fun is it sitting in an office working 8-4 five days a week, doing something you absolutely hate, daily. Sure, having an 8-4 job five days a week is amazing in the long run when you have a family, and want to settle down, however, you must love what you do. I want to be able to have experiences and knowledge in all cultures to tell others. When I work for a company, I want to be able to bring my knowledge about the world with me, to help myself and others around me succeed. Something to think about... Are you really living if you haven't seen what life has to offer? People that haven't experienced the world have missed out incredibly. No matter what age, traveling is essential. Along the way, you find yourself, and fate will do the rest. You could end up doing something entirely different than your original life plan, something you are destined to do, if you only take the chance.