What?!? Why?!?
These two reactions are the majority of what I receive when I tell people I am leaving for 11 months. My response, I get this silly, excited look on my face and say, “Yes and I am so excited!”
Since I graduated college I have worked for the same company. This accounts for almost 3 years of experience in something I really don’t want to do for the rest of my life. While the job has taught me many new skills, like cooking, I started feeling restless. After a bad breakup last March, I realized that I was waiting for something to happen. As I was reading the local newspaper one Sunday I stumbled across an article about another World Racer who had just come back. The article gave some details about her trip but not much. Curious I found the World Race website and began reading. Once I started reading the thought of leaving on one of the trips was never far from my mind. As I look back, I realize this was God calling me ever so softly telling me it was time to experience something different.
I was excited to begin the process of applying, but as I looked ahead to the 2015 year I realized I would have to wait for the September races. So I waited with anticipation. As soon as the races were out I began pouring over the countries listed, searching and listening, waiting for a nudge to point me in the direction I needed to go.
So after spending the last year feeling like I have just been letting life pass me by, my life has found a new purpose and I cannot wait for this next phase of my life.
