I handed in my passport to the UK government the other day. In two weeks time, I should have my Youth Mobility Scheme visa. You see, that relationship across the pond grew a little bit. Enough for me to give it a real shot and move in with the man. I mean, we spent 6 months together last year. Three in England and three in Canada. This visa was the easiest for us to be together and it lets me try to find work right away. This feels very rushed, but so right. The excitement is so intense I feel like I could burst! I've always wanted to live abroad, let alone date someone from far away. Even better I could have international experience on my resume. Chance of a lifetime, absolutely!

Now the not so fun part. I'm terrified. I have never lived away from my family. I can barely cook for myself, not for lack of trying. Then there's the whole, "I'll have no support system" issue. My friends and family, my confidants are all back home. But Skype should be enough and I can always buy a cookbook... I guess I'm just a little nervous. This is technically me moving away from home for two years. That's a hell of a long time. Maybe I'm naive believing I can do this. I mean, I'm 21. I am certainly old enough. But am I mature enough? Are all these doubts proving that I'm not ready? I guess I should go for it and try not to focus on all these worries. I have pretty much everything else sorted. Accommodations, tickets for travel and starting off funds. I'm not taking a blind leap of faith. Thought it certainly feels like it.

I don't want to live with regrets.

Dana~

I suppose I should introduce myself. Or should I talk about this blog? There's not much to say about it right now, the website has yet to be developed so why discuss it? I guess that leads to the discussion of me as someone who is sort of developed. I write, I ramble. I'm often out of my mind but focused on what I'm doing. My current focus is job hunting and developing myself as a person. I finished college a year ago, studying professional writing in hopes it would open new doors. Thus far it hasn't even opened a window, but my horizons certainly broadened.

A sunset shot from my trip to  Harrison Hot Springs, BC

I had the time to travel, first camping around BC and then to the UK of all places. It was never high on my list of post-education destinations; Japan was always a childhood dream vacation. But I formed a relationship across the pond and the travel plans made sense. Besides, doesn't everyone go backpacking in Europe after college? Though, the UK isn't really in Europe and staying in a rural cottage for the summer isn't really backpacking.

So those are my most recent exploits. College graduation, job hunting and international travel...Boy, do I feel like a cliche.  Either way, I created this blog so as to practice my skills and make sure I had an online presence. Now let's hope my Photoshop skills don't fail me as I try to assemble this page!

Posts that may appear here will include anything from politics and local news to my daily happenings and video games. Hopefully my writings will be insightful to you, readers of the Internet. Maybe my personal growth will be entertaining or educational...Though I have my doubts.

Dana~