CALCULATED RISK
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Living abroad
I intentionally left the Spain leg of this trip fully unplanned. It’s my effort to become more comfortable with the unknown. I almost chickened out on this road trip, but it’s a good thing I didn’t let self-doubt creep in.
Needing a tiny bit of structure, here are my tentative “rules” for this adventure…
I’ve often dreamed of living abroad, even for a brief stint. The problem was, I couldn’t make the numbers work. If I was locked into an apartment in Chicago, it would be too expensive to float two rent payments while I gallivanted overseas and stuffed my face with fresh cheese. Plus what would I do with all my belongings?
I kept pushing off my timeline…
