Settling

Three summers, 2 hurricanes and numerous explanations about my accent and country of origin, I feel that Florida is now my home. For a long time, I travelled, settled down and then became restless again. I would stay for a few months or years in a single place and then the bug would hit me again. Now, this is great when you are young and the world and adventures are calling you but as you get older you wish for stability or just a place to hang your hat.

Florida for me has a draw. It's old world southern charm and traditions are what I have grown to love. The people I have met here are some of the most genuine that I have met in all of my travels. I have some special places in the world that I have lived and visited that will always pull at my heart strings.

In truth, I don't think that I will ever get the travel bug out of my system but I want to set roots down, make connections and find lost connections again. Above all else I think it's important to enjoy life and make the best out of it. There is no point in looking back at what could have been......

Anthony Hopkins one of my favorite actors once said:

 "None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an afterthought. Eat the delicious food, Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you're carrying in your heart like a hidden treasure. Be silly. Be Kind. Be weird. There's no time for anything else"