So who the heck am I? Good question. No, just somewhat joking. I am Sara-Jane. I am a biologist by education and I specialize in diversity however for the most part have done research and strategic planning to earn a living. I have lived a pretty eclectic and full life. I have been very fortunate and have also been faced with a couple of challenges. However, having spent 5 years building a natural hybrid house on Gabriola Island in British Columbia, Canada, mostly on my own, and now having sold it, I found myself in a unique position. I have no encumbrances. No children, no pets, no house, no job, and no partner in life. I am essentially as free as anyone could be. So instead of doing the societal norm of running off to settle into yet another locale and finding a job, I realized that first of all, I did not know where I wanted to live next nor what I wanted to do. I know I love to travel and write, so given that I have the means in the present to take the time to explore life a little bit, I thought that instead I would travel around the world. This is my personal odyssey.
Part of this odyssey is to get clearer about aspects of myself. What do I want to do with the second half of my life? Where do I want to live? What are my fundamental values that will remain unshakable? Who will matter, who will not? What purpose do I have? Etc.. etc.. of course this line of questioning could go on forever. But I figure since I will return to working for 75% of my waking hours, I want to do something that matters to me. Not that I have not been doing something I care about, but I feel I have lost direction and focus. Also my work left me fairly isolated and that was not good for my psyche.
So this journey is a journey of self-discovery. What is the process and how it unfolds is still to be seen. Even learning all the ins and outs of running a blog is part of the learning process. I face this adventure with both fear and excitement. The world is my oyster and I have been given a gift. I mean to make the most of it.