Well...here I sit in LAX, waiting to board in less than 2 hours for my 14 hour 40 minute flight to Sydney, Australia, where I will be starting a new life for at least a year. I've had a hectic, but wonderful last week, with adventures in NYC, Boston, and LA, connecting with friends for the last time for a while. As the sounds of the 81st Academy Awards and messages in every language imaginable echo in the background, I can't help but feel a swell of emotion. On one hand, there is pure excitement. I'm actually moving around the world! While I talked about it before, I've actually made it happen and now this is the home stretch before stepping off the plane to a Sydney morning. I also get to see Alex once more and get to prove to myself that everything I've experienced taught me something that will now help me start fresh. And of course, I'll be in Sydney once more. On another hand, there is pure fear; fear of the uncertainty of the life I'm entering, fear of the loneliness that plagues many of my friends who have gone overseas, and the biggest fear of all, failing again. I can't fail. I must make it work. I can't help to feel some sadness too, for I'm leaving behind a loving family and the best friends in the world.
Who knows what will come my way. All I know is that I'm really opening a new chapter in my life. And as the wise Joseph Gregory tells me, "hello world of opportunities."
Till next time.
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