Splashing In Puddles of Sand

Burst that Bubble!

Well right after I wrote the last post I jumped up, paid for my internet (almost forgot to cuz I was on such a high) and I ran to my hostel, checked out, grabbbed my bags and jumped on the next bus out of Taupo. It means I didnt get to skydive, but it also means I didnt have to sit around on my ass all day watching the clouds...I wouldnt have been able to jump cuz of them. And I dont think they ever cleared...I love how travelling alone I can just be impulsive like that. And naturally I'm not THAT impulsive as a person, i like to take things as they come, but plan a little as well :) So it was cool to just jump up and wait until the bus ride to figure out what I was going to do!


So now I am on the South Island...today I am just relaxing and catching up on emails I have been meanign to write for a long time. Its only been 2 weeks since I left, it feels like months. It feels like so long since I've been sitting at home eating an Indian with my brother and sister, or getting up late and running into work, or sitting down in front of my computer to properly blog! It's so funny how *EVERYTHING* can change in such a short amount of time. And how happy I can be with this change. There's no doubt in my mind that I am doing *EXACTLY* what I should be doing with my life right now. I need to be out here, meeting all these people, seeing all these places, thinking all these thoughts that are in front of me. I know already there'll be no regrets to this trip.

You will only regret what you didn't do....

So I'm thinking about staying here for longer than planned originally. Have I blogged about this yet? I think I'll go to OZ, spend a while there travelling, and then come back here, pick a place I love, and work for a while. I dont know where, for how long, I dont even know why...just because I love it. Just because I want to. Just because I'm in control! The funny thing is my parents have never been over-protective with us, they've always let us be our own people, do our own thing, but all of a sudden I feel like I'm free..which doesn't make sense. I guess that even though I've done a lot of travelling, being ALONE makes me realize a lot more about the world, about people, about me. I love it so much, I cant even imagine what travelling with other people will be like after this :) Even now I find myself meeting people and after a day or two I almost feel claustrophobic hanging around with only the same people!

This trip has amazed me in so many ways. I didnt really think I'd be able to do the whole travelling solo thing...I'm so surprised that I LOVE IT.

So here's to stepping out of the comfort zone and doing something that scares the shit out of you :)

posted by Oreo @ 3:02 AM