World Tour 2019

Finally! Departure day has arrived and I am off to explore far off places, some of which I thought I'd only experience through Instagram and Pinterest. I'm overwhelmed by the reality of it all. I knew I wanted to do another extensive trip shortly after I graduated from CDA school, though I wasn't quite sure what that would look like. I thought I would have to leave behind my life in Kelowna and start from scratch upon my return. Thankfully I've had a few key players fill my position at work and take over my rent while I'm away, bit by bit, things continued to fall into place. Ultimately, I'll be travelling solo, but I've wrangled friends and family from around the world to join me for the majority of the 4 months!

I catch myself with tears in my eyes as my heart is exuding with joy, just so grateful as I sit here in disbelief of this incredible opportunity for such an adventure, but also overwhelmed with gratitude of the people I've been blessed to do life with. As The Big Yellow Taxi song says, "you don't know what you've got till it's gone".

Being away for a large period of time has it's downsides too, like skipping most of the competitive ultimate season, missing friends weddings, as well as the best part of the year in the Okanagan! But I have been constantly reminded that I'll be making memories and going on adventures that most people will never experience in their lifetime. Winnie the Pooh said it best: "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."

All that to say, I'm currently en route to Athens, Greece, where I'll spend a week touring around the cyclades with one of my dearest friends, NET trammates and favourite people around! Stay tuned!

-Silks