Let's just say I followed the "expected" path for any parent . I studied Mathematics at university and soon I was working at a large company .
I always wanted to live abroad. I'd never done an Erasmus exchange and it was something I'd always wanted to do... After trying for several years and sending out thousands of CVs, I finally found a job outside of Spain, in Amsterdam!
I was so excited. Wow, living and working in Amsterdam, how amazing… right? I moved there and it wasn't all smooth sailing… But suddenly I realized I had everything I needed.
Living in an amazing city, with a great job, a great salary, working remotely... it was a dream come true. It was exactly what I'd been asking for for years...
But finally, that moment arrived that had come in each of my previous jobs... I could only think about the weekend , going on vacation, finishing my shift so I could do things I enjoyed... Have you ever felt like your job was stealing your life?
I couldn't take it anymore! Even though it had been a dream come true, I felt like I was wasting my life . I started trying to monetize my passions or talents. But what were they? I'm a person with many tastes and hobbies, but what was my greatest passion? Have you ever wondered if you could make a living from your passion? What if things went badly? What if I failed?
I also wondered, if I'm not happy here, where would I be? I'd always dreamed of taking a gap year and traveling the world, and now was the perfect time! I quit my job and went to travel through Latin America , and there I discovered that I could feel at home even being so far from "home."
Latin America brought me back to life. It gave me dreams and hopes like I'd never had before. I was reborn. I was a new person.
In fact, it was right there, just before crossing into Bolivia, where I met the second part of the story, Alejandra.
On my trip, I not only discovered that traveling made me happy, I was in my element... I loved connecting with people, learning about customs, culture, cuisine, nature... And since then, I know there's another life to be lived. I discovered myself, I connected with my essence. Now I live traveling, and what better way to help others do the same?