Particularly in my days of unemployment I entertained many a thought about getting out of the United States. I could go teach English in an under developed country, I could join the Peace Corps, I could do any number of things over seas - if only I got up and left. A dear friend of mine relocated to Singapore years ago to pursue a Master's degree and she has been beckoning me back to SE Asia for years whether she is actively promoting the school or just posting her amazing photographs online which tease me.
A friend of mine posted this article "Why Young Americans Should Work Overseas" and obviously I'm interested to read about why published authors think one ought to travel, and though I found nothing new and exciting in the article it does make the wheels start turning in my head. Since I have fully recovered from the funk of 2012, I am seriously considering a big move. There's a strong possibility that I may say goodbye to North America for a while.
Funny that just as my dad and little brother will be returning stateside I'm thinking of going away. Though one might say, based on our recent geographic spread, the country isn't big enough for the five of us, family is one of the major things holding me here. The deepest and biggest root I have set in the ground is my family, it's hard to think of being so far away for a prolonged period of time, but is that harder than the thought of staying here and missing out on the rest of the world?
