Exploring the World: How Travel, Career Changes, and Personal Growth Have Shape Me

As I approach the third month of 2024, I'm reflecting on the experiences that have shaped me and the moments that have left an indelible mark on my life. Looking back at the previous year, I can say that it was nothing short of transformative, filled with adventures, career transitions, and new skills acquired along the way. However, the past six months have been filled with unexpected trials and tribulations that have taken me through a roller coaster of emotions.

It has been half a year since my last post, and there are several reasons for this. In my previous post, September 2023, I was back in the US, struggling to figure out my next move after a devastating blow to my plan to get my Portuguese Visa and move permanently to Portugal. I was staying at my sister's house in Georgia and facing the fact that the company I was working for was shutting down, which meant I would soon be laid off. Armed with the confidence that I would be employed until the end of the year or, at the very least, find another job, and desperate to leave the States, I returned to Portugal. I had no real plan but knew I did not want to be in the US.

I got laid off, but thanks to a friend's recommendation, I found another job. Unfortunately, that job only lasted three months. So, as 2023 ended, I found myself without an income or a plan, once again facing the inevitable return to the US as a failure, feeling depressed, anxious, and heartbroken.

Y’all, it was tough. Keep reading because God be coming through!