Its finally happening. The trip I had been planning since August last year. After hearing about a friend who recently went through a life-threatening operation, my mind immediately went to one question: what do I want to experience before life ever gets to that point?.

I am in Tromso in Norway as I write this and even though I am yet to see northern lights, I am filled with joy to be able to make this trip. So much has changed since then to now. I booked my tickets to go to Berlin in August. If work did not give me three months off, I would take 15 days and just visit Berlin and be back in Sydney.

Work agreed. I realised my lease was up for renewal. I had always wanted to move to a different place. A bigger place. Why? I am not sure. I was just listening to my heart the last few months. Wanted to do something. So I did. Not a lot of thought put into it. As long as I was not hurting anyone and it made me happy. I did it. Sent that email out to my real estate company and the place I called home for four years was now available for someone to call their home.

None of these were easy decisions. Giving up my flat, making a three-month travel itinerary and then shortening it to nine weeks cause of budget constraints, talking to my manager about the holiday, moving everything from the apartment into friend’s storage, saying goodbye to friends and the routine. Somehow it all fell into place though.

Almost everyone I spoke to about the break asked me what I was going to do when there. I had no plans other than enjoying the experience. The plan was to make plans every day based on how I felt that day. My friend Tania gave me a book and said let Sunil talk to Sunil in this trip and there has been a lot of that happening on this trip.

To the future me, I am glad we packed our bags and took the trip.

P.S: How beautiful is Norway in winters. Walking around in snowfall is such a joy.