09/23/2024
In late 2021, I decided to temporarily move to Cairo, Egypt, and I absolutely hated it. It was mostly because I was insecure and unsure of myself, and I promised myself I would never move out of the states again.
In 2022, I called Lagan Ann and Heather Adams told them I was applying for a program to teach English in Taiwan. I was super reluctant and afraid, but I figured I wouldn’t get it anyways. Obviously, I ended up getting it, and I had to make the hardest decision of my life.
It ended up being the best decision of my life, and I fell in love with traveling all over again. I went from one country to a few, and I told myself I wanted to visit 25 countries before I turned 25.
I think the 9 year old version of Austin or even the 22 year old in Egypt could never have imagined how my life would turn out.
As of two weeks ago, I finally hit my 25th and 26th country! 🇺🇸🇪🇬🇧🇸🇨🇿🇦🇹🇮🇹🇻🇦🇹🇼🇻🇳🇮🇩🇨🇳🇳🇱🇧🇪🇫🇷🇩🇰🇯🇵🇭🇰🇵🇭🇨🇦🇮🇪🇬🇧🇸🇪🇪🇸🇨🇭🇱🇮🇩🇪🇭🇷
I say all of this to say that some things work out in the most unexpected and incredible ways. And just because something doesn’t work out immediately doesn’t mean it never will.
