shortly before i left for japan, i was given a tarot reading by one of my best friends. one of the cards that i pulled from the deck said:

"shit is about to get real."

and it got very real for me.

long story short: i always pondered what it would have been like to live abroad, wherever it may be. i made it happen, and it was not the fairy tale it's seemingly made out to be.

in truth, it is some hard fucking work. imagine packing up your life in bags, flying across the world away from everything and everyone you know, and attempting to build something out of scratch from that. and on top of that, you have to learn to stay mentally and emotionally composed.

i survived it, grew from it, and i am still here trying to figure things out.

my time abroad was short, yet, i feel so much more open eyed and well rounded as a person because of it.

the universe tests you to your core when it believes you're ready for the hard and challenging hurdles.

i didn't think i was ready for this monumental change to occur, but it turns out, i was.

and when the time is right, you will be too.