Prologue - The beginning.
 
This really isn't an interesting part of my journey… This part is meant for those of you who wish to know me a little bit better, for some friends who hasn't been in close touch with me lately and for others who just happen to have too much free time and nothing better to do at the moment.
 

Mellow excitement
 
If you were about to embark on a 7 months journey around South America, rafting through rapid rivers, exploring the jungle, diving with sharks, climbing icy mountains, dancing (or watching other people dance) at the famous Brazilian carnival and partying wildly at night – how would that make you feel?
I assume "mellow" would not be one of the ways to describe your feelings. And yet, I'm pretty convinced that this is how I feel at the moment.
 
But I jump ahead… first of all – thank you all for navigating your browsers to my Blog. If you've read all the way down to this line – I assume you're the "reader" kind of person rather than the "browser" type who's looking for anchor words or just looking at the pretty pictures… so from now on I'll consider my writing as a kind of a monologue, knowing that there's someone out there who actually listens to me babble.
 
So, dear friends and accidental surfers, allow me to begin with the reasons that brought me to plan and go on that trip.
 
Reason #1
Coincidence

 I still have no idea how it happened. One day I was in a middle of a long term relationship (3 year), living in a rented apartment in Ramat Gan, working at a place I'd rather not mention –  while studying for my MBA degree.
The next day I found myself alone, mourning the loss of a dead-end relationship (which ended like a train crash – unexpected derailing and crashing into the mountain side instead of going through a dark tunnel). And on the next day – I graduated my MBA, giving me even more free time for myself, alone. Lo and behold – at the very next day I decided to dump my promising career and quit, surprising many of my colleagues who were convinced I would reach a high position in my organization, as I was a highly valued (and well rewarded) employee.
Hmm…
Finding yourself just a bit before your 30th birthday (god I'm old…), losing a love, a job and time consuming studies. Where does that leave you? In the middle of nowhere…
 
Reason #2
What to do, what to do…

So yes, I have no idea what my future holds. I'm 30 with 2 academic degrees, 7.5 years of experience in aerospace engineering and project management and I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up.
Sounds pathetic? Not necessarily.
I have a general idea about what fits me and what I enjoy in life, but I feel it's not coherent enough. I can't shout at the top of my lungs – I know what I want!
And as long as I lack that feeling – I can't be happy, or even pursue happiness.
I have no specific desire, no passion for a certain hobby, no ambition or high aspiration.
In the past 6 months I've been unemployed and thought about what I want to do with myself, but I've reached a dead end. Apparently sitting down doing nothing and thinking isn't always the best way to reach solutions.
So what happens if you think about it during a 6 months trip in South America?
 
I guess we'll just have to find out.
 
Reason #3
Fun? Fun… Fun!

I can understand how this trip could be all about FUN for most people. For me it's only the 3rd and least significant reason. But it's there nonetheless (poor me).
So I'm going to have as much fun as I can, realizing that this is my one and only chance for a huge trip of this kind!
 
Do you think I can enjoy the thinking process?

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