moving onward...

Here I am smack dab in the middle of another transition.  I took a flying leap from Alaska to Victoria, BC. Although, I landed on my feet in Victoria, my stomach feels like I am still flying through the air somewhere in between Victoria and Kasilof. 

Leaving Alaska happened in a blur. My parents came up for my last week, and helped me pack instead of panic. I get quite sentimental leaving a place that it can make it a little difficult to move on to the next location. I’ve done it enough, one would think it gets easier, but it doesn’t. Just writing about Alaska is pulling on the strings of nostalgia.

Deep breath. On to Victoria, BC. Why am I here? Good question. I am taking a step forward, in a direction.  Which direction? That is what I am here for. I figure any direction is better than being stagnant even though it was a difficult decision to leave my “dream life" in Alaska. Back to direction, I am taking pre requisites for Physiotherapy. I am trying to find a line of work that suits my interest in the human body and pays a little more than minimum wage.

I don’t have a river running through my front yard, the neighborhood moose to contend with, or a beach filled with agates waiting for me to find them as the sun sets. However, I do have designated bike lanes, free run eggs and chop shops, fruit flies and tons of locally grown organic food options. Only having been here for a week, I can already tell I will like it. Why just today I rode downtown and had to make more than a few stops to gorge on the blackberry lined bike trail.

Who knows what this adventure will bring, if I don’t succeed in what I’d hoped to do, it won’t be a failed endeavor. I will still be moving forward and onto the next direction. And more than anything I like learning and I’ll be doing that no matter what!