Why?

As people find out I am leaving Arizona, USA and heading for Colombia, South America, they keep asking the same questions..."Are you sure?" Yes. "Are you crazy?" No. "Aren't you going to miss your family?" Yes. "Are you worried about the drugs and kidnapping and malaria?" Mostly no. "Are you nervous?" Yes. "Are you excited?" Beyond excited!!!

I am not sure exactly when I decided I wanted to move away from everything I've known for 30+ years. I'm not sure at what point I decided to leave my family and a job I love (on most days), for a place I have never been and will know absolutely no one, with a job that sounds kinda the same but I know will be totally different. Maybe it happened while I was listening to the Dixie Chicks....

"Who doesn't know what I'm talking about
Who's never left home, who's never struck out
To find a dream and a life of their own
A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone."

and I realized that I didn't know what Natalie was talking about. I have never really left home, never really found my place in the clouds. Or maybe Jennifer Nettles is to blame for this crazy journey I am about to undertake...

"Some believe in destiny, and some believe in fate
I believe that happiness is something we create
You best believe that I'm not gonna wait
'Cause there's gotta be something more."

So to answer the #1 question on people's minds..."WHY???" Why am I doing this? For so many reasons I can only begin to list them. I do believe there is something more....I want to attempt to find it. I want to learn what I am made of and discover who I am. I want to travel, see new things, meet new people. I want to grow personally and professionally. I want to do something crazy, take some chances, and move beyond my comfort zone.

Why am I doing this?

Why not?