Carpe Diem

The name: Hails.

The dream: Travel around the world and write about it at the same time.

The reality: See ‘The Dream’, above.

So, I got bored with my life. I was sick of my daily routine, weary of wishing for more, fed up with my dead-end job, tired of having nothing to get excited about, and above all frustrated at the lack of writing material that my daily existence provided for my blog. So I stopped complaining, quit the wistful daydreaming, ceased the daily “I wish…” musing, and took the plunge. I bit the bullet, took the bull by the horns, and took some non-metaphorical, real life action as well. I’ve left Northern Ireland behind me, along with my job, my house, my car, my friends and family, and my cat.

The plan? Well, I’m just going to wing it, basically. I’m going to stay with friends where I can, get work where I can, and rent my own place any time I find somewhere that I might like to spend some time exploring. It’s all a bit frightening, when I think about it, but mostly I’m trying not to think about it, and just to seize the day…