Hey Friends,
Well, the day is here. Tomorrow I set off again to travel the world. The plane tickets were booked to Athens, Greece, by way of JKF in NYC, then Madrid, Spain.
I have been looking forward to this day for a few weeks now, when I found out that my visa to Vietnam was not going to happen for a few more months.
I have had a lot of time to think about what I want to do with my life and the answer was always clear, I want to travel. See new places, meet new people, and learn about other cultures. That is what has always drawn me to traveling in the first place.
But I also want to have a job that I love and can be passionate about. A job where I can use my skills and help others. And then it hit me, what if I could do both? What if I could travel the world and help others at the same time? This is one reason I am thankful for my position with Dataloft managing the D.Buzz Project. @nathansenn is a wicked cool guy and working with him has inspired me greatly. He and the D.Buzz team I work with, fills me with passion for the work and to see freedom of speech grow.
Along with this, I use the workaway website to find opportunities around the world, to work with people that may need a hand. Such as in Greece, after I land, I will meet up with an NGO that is helping refugees. I will see if I can help them when I am in town.
With any trip, there are challenges as well. For me, right now there are 2 big ones. The first, is a 24-hour rapid covid test for clearance to fly, and the other is a winter story named "Bobby" that will be dumping 2" - 16" of snow on the North East tonight and tomorrow, making it hard for me to travel to JFK for the flight.
These things seem to be hard or expensive. I can do a free test at CVS (that I did yesterday), but they return the results in 2-5 days, I need the test in 72 hours before a flight... so, that won't do. I have an appointment today for a rapid test, results in 24 hours. However, that test costs $150.00 USD. DAMMM. These people are price gouging everyone. :/ Not too many other options but pony up.
"Bobby", as it was named, will start later today. My flight leaves at 7 pm tomorrow, so I have to get to JKF in NYC from the North West section of CT. This is normally a 2-hour drive. My little sister was going to drive me, but if there was a foot of snow on the ground, it would be much harder and I would miss the flight. :/
The Northeast is going to see anywhere from 2" - 16" of snow, which will make travel conditions difficult. I could take a bus to the airport, but there is no guarantee that the bus would make it through the snow. The other option is to take a taxi, but that could be expensive (* About $200) and I may not make it to the flight either.
So today I am going to gamble. I will go get the Covid test, pay the $150, then see what tomorrow will bring.
I am so excited to see what the next few months have in store for me. I will be updating my blog and social media as often as possible, so make sure to follow me there.
Stay tuned for updates.
Cheers!
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