Where to Begin?

How does one in our position find a new adventure?  In the end, that is our simple goal.  At least it is mine.

I have so very little to complain about in life.  Scratch that, I really have nothing to complain about.  Great family, education, career, friends.  I'm a comfort zone guy.  I like stability, knowing where I am and where I'll be.  My life and the decisions I've made so far are very much aligned with this belief.  But that's good.  Again, no complaints.  This adventure is certainly not about doing something crazy for the sake of craziness.  I'm not at my wits end with life.  I know, tragedy equals good reading material.  Sorry.

I'm happy.  I'm happy with my girl and partner in this adventure.  I'm lucky to have the family and friends that I have.  I'm so very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work at Shell for 14 years.  Health, mental fortitude, money, pets, experiences, all wonderful.

So why do this if I'm so happy?  I'm itching for an adventure.  Seeing how others live life.  Seeing how I'll manage in a completely different culture.  Taking myself far away from my comfort zone.  Not knowing where I'll be from one day to the next.  I have so much more to learn about myself.  And of course the best reason of them all...why not?

I've always had this in the back of my mind.  I do give Annie a lot of credit for pushing this idea within me.  She's done this a few times and they were both rich (if not the richest) experiences she has had.  She is in a similar place in her life and career.  Maybe we have both found one another and are ready for something like this.  Maybe there is a god and universe working in our favor.  I can't pinpoint exactly what it is that keeps me excited about this.  We've been working at this plan for nearly a year now and I'm as excited now as I was when we talked about moving to France to run a B&B in early 2010.

In two days we set off for Dallas to spend a weekend with my sister.  From there, a 3-week road trip through the eastern US seeing sites, friends, family.  We have a flight to and apartment in Madrid starting in early April.

OUR adVenture

- Sergio