Amanda Renee Hughes
'To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw close, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of life.' - The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
Since my scout out mission to Costa Rica a year or so ago I have experienced some of the most uplifting, cherished moments of my life...and I have also had some of the lowest. Lots of questions running through my head on a daily basis. 'What do I want out of life?', 'Am I achieving harmony for myself?', 'If not than what is being disruptive?', 'Do I have a brain cloud?'. My heart was yearning for more...but what?
I live a very comfortable life with my soul mate in our really kick ass hidden apartment! I can ride my bike to a majority of the coolest people I know on this planet, my family! I have one of the most unique/ craziest jobs ever, working with some of the nerdiest people I have the honor of calling family!
What else could I possible need? Why was I not satisfied?
It is no fault at all to any aspects of my life I have listed above. I just felt like I was allowing my life to flash me by. Where was this amazing story I had built up in my head as a kid? Going on wild adventures and seeing places I had always dreamed of. Creating bedtime stories?!
Finally, after feeling this way for the better part of a year I couldn't take it anymore. This feeling of not existing had to go. So Joey and I whipped out our Lego's and devised a plan.
We are selling all of our un-necessary belongings, quitting our jobs and leaving the states February 5th, with one way plane tickets in hand, on a backpacking expedition through Central and South America.
With every breath we take we are blessed to be apart of this universe. If you were to die tomorrow would you be happy and proud to live the life you did today?
This journey is to help fill our hearts a little more instead of filling our pockets! This journey is for anyone out there who is stricken with wanderlust and feels stuck, you are not alone! This journey is for anyone who has ever wondered what is beyond their backyard. This journey is for the curious, the scared, the procrastinator, the stagnant. Don't let life take a ride on you, take life for a ride!!!
Pura Vida mi amigos!
