Canoan Sunset
Originally uploaded by Fiwit
Originally uploaded by Fiwit
So here I am in my last term at BSQ and feeling like the sun is starting to set on my time here in Ecuador. It's a strange time and my head is certainly looking very much towards the future and the further adventures of fiwit.
There is much to do at school over the next 11 weeks...which really doesn't seem very long at all. Furthermore it means that I'll be heading back to Norfolk in about 12 weeks.
In so many ways time seems to have passed so quickly, but then looking back over all I've done since I got here...
I have not written for a long time because I felt there was nothing new or interesting to write. Life has settled into a fairly normal balance of life and work. I've been spending a lot of time in Quito with friends and having a lot of fun. There are certainly people I will miss greatly when I go and a good handful who I know I will keep in touch with.
I spent a long time yesterday formulating plans and ideas of what I want to do next...this has been in my head for a long time, but I was thinking of the financial aspects yesterday and trying to work out what is actually possible.
There are so many places that I want to see and my current plan is this:
There is much to do at school over the next 11 weeks...which really doesn't seem very long at all. Furthermore it means that I'll be heading back to Norfolk in about 12 weeks.
In so many ways time seems to have passed so quickly, but then looking back over all I've done since I got here...
I have not written for a long time because I felt there was nothing new or interesting to write. Life has settled into a fairly normal balance of life and work. I've been spending a lot of time in Quito with friends and having a lot of fun. There are certainly people I will miss greatly when I go and a good handful who I know I will keep in touch with.
I spent a long time yesterday formulating plans and ideas of what I want to do next...this has been in my head for a long time, but I was thinking of the financial aspects yesterday and trying to work out what is actually possible.
There are so many places that I want to see and my current plan is this:
- Return to Norfolk in July
- Bosnia in September for a couple of months
- Back to Ecuador next Jan/Feb and spend about 6 months wandering around South America
- If possible head to New Zealand for a few months, which then also leads to the possibility of some time in Australia (there are some friends I'd like to see if nothing else).
I would love to also travel in S E Asia and India - but feel that I shouldn't try to cram in too many places in a year. I know what I'm like, if I find a place I like I want to be able to stop there for a while. My current feeling is that after my time off I may try to find another international job in that part of the world.
All of this is very exciting and also scary. Not as scary as when I left Norfolk for Ecuador. I know a lot more about myself and what I'm capable of achieving now. However I wonder where I will end up and whether there will be someone else with me on my journey.
There has been no significant relationship for me here, which has actually been very good for me. I realised a few days ago that I've been living on my own now for about three and a half years and it does suit me. But it's not how I want things to be forever.
Recent conversations with a very good friend made me realise I'm still optimistic on the relationship front, but I do think it gets a little harder as you get older. Ah well who knows, life is still a daring adventure and I wouldn't have it any other way!
