Reflections on the world, our role in it, and finding purpose in the human experience
Some thoughts before leaving for my year-long solo journey
My one-way flight to London is in three days. I have finished buying everything on my packing list and have begun saying my goodbyes. I wish I could skip the goodbyes. I have not felt much anxiety about this trip throughout the entirety of the planning, but the realization that I will not see my friends and family for a year has hit me. Though I feel very grateful to have the connections that I do. The people close to me know just as well as I do that this is what is best for me and for my life.…