I hear you. I was working a 9-5 at the time when I left, but I was pretty miserable. I felt unappreciated and there was no room for upward mobility or growth… part of why I was having a “wtf am I doing with my life” crisis haha.

I don’t want to tell you to leave a job you love (or if it’s keeping you afloat). For my age, I was decently ahead of the game and I was in a position where I felt like I could make this happen without making my life more complicated. Only you can answer whether or not the timing is right for you.

The experiences I had, challenges I faced and memories I made will forever be more valuable than anything I could have gotten from an additional 2 months grinding the 9-5. Gave me the courage to come home and build my current business

Btw, if you do choose to go - I’m a bit of a gear nut. I love the ultralight backpacking world and trying to keep weight to a minimum. If you need gear recommendations, hit me up!

I started with a 2 week hike in Scotland. Did a trail called the West Highland Way. Followed that up with walking the length of Hadrians Wall in northern England, coast to coast. I took a flight to Poland after and bus hopped my way through Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, ending in Greece where I chilled at a hostel for a good while in Athens.

Lots of time to think and sort out what was important to me. Came home, started a new career, moved north. Decided wtf I was going to do with my life 🙃 and it hasn’t at all gone exactly to plan, but it was formative to say the least. I did all of that on a $9k (Canadian) budget. Flights and everything. But I lived out of a backpack