The Decision

It is 100 days until I move to Switzerland. Well actually more like 100 days until I leave the country. I will be heading to Berlin on July 13th to visit my cousin for about a week and then I will arrive in Switzerland on July 21st. Inspired by a friend (thanks Melissa) I have decided to start this blog to document my preparation for my trip and any subsequent adventures.

So to start....why Switzerland? To answer this question I will need to go into some background as to who I am and what makes me tick. Some people may think that this was a somewhat "out of blue" decision but it has actually been building for years.

However, the long and short of it is this. I was sitting in my office last Fall avoiding work and daydreaming, actually more like commiserating how mundane my life had become. When I was young I had these grand ideals of world travel and a career I loved. Somehow relationships, money and adulthood had gotten in the way of who I truly wanted to be. So I sat staring at my computer screen and thought about what I really wanted. If time, money and circumstance were not an issue what would I really want to do with my life. I wanted 3 things: to live abroad, work in the hospitality industry and I wanted to live in the city again.

I knew about this school I had always wanted to attend where I could get a Masters Degree in Hospitality Administration. I looked it up, emailed the school, walk to the front desk and told my assistant I was moving to Switzerland. Poof! Life changed in about 15 minutes. All of the sudden the stress, tension and general unhappiness that had been plaguing my body released. I felt light and free. I called my mom who was immediately supportive of course and I was on my way. A week later I had an interview and a plane ticket to Switzerland.

Since then I have been spending time getting my affairs in order and preparing for my next adventure in life. Those three things people worry about when they decided to postpone something in life: time, money and circumstance. I have found that none of those have been obstacles so far. It seems the universe is agreeing with my life choice because everything seems to be working out so far. So to all my fellow travelers out there...take a deep breath and dare to dream because "we are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams"