At this time in two weeks, I will be in Danang Vietnam.
My first stop in Asia.
I am feeling a mixture of emotions, excitement, a little worry, but mostly excitement.
It does look beautiful, with its magnificent beaches and warm tropical nature. It also helps that I am quite a big fan of the Vietnamese kitchen, so in all aspects so far, it's a win-win situation.
Since I was a teenager, it had been my lifelong dream to visit India, ever since I had discovered Yoga, I longed to spend a few months in an Ashram (Eat, Pray. Love anyone?)
And finally going to Asia, well it's a dream come true!
I have spent a lot of time researching, planning and researching some more. But I won't really l know until I get there, and to be honest, I am more the type of person to take things as they come.
Where it not for my grounded partner, I would barely do any research and arrive with my suitcase wondering what my next step should be.
I have booked a hotel for us, where we will be staying for two days, during which we will be apartment hunting.
The prices seem affordable, most places ranging from 300USD up, I have contacted some agencies, so hopefully, the process will be quick.
Sometimes I wish I could talk to someone about going there and knowing the way around, and while I have watched a ton of Youtube videos and read plenty of blogs, as well as even reaching out to some channels, I won't really know until I get there.
Maybe that's just part of the experience, and really doing something by yourself.
Hundreds of people do it every day, probably the same way as we are now.
I am trying to learn some Vietnamese vocabulary, but I find it quite difficult to master, nothing like learning Portuguese!
So I have decided to stick to the basics, and hope that it will be enough to get me through.
As you can see, there is a lot of hoping going on!
At this time, the thing that I found most difficult was the whole Visa process. While getting a Visa for me, a Latvian national wasn't too complicated, there is still a lot of paperwork involved.
As well as getting a Visa organised for our transit stop in Detroit USA.
It's definitely not the most fun part about travelling, and at times, even frustrating.
But it's a necessary part of it, and perhaps in time it will become like second nature to me,. I think.
While I will miss Brazil, and the time I have spent here, I can't wait to go on to the next step. I think that each country teaches us something new and maybe changes us a little bit as people.
I look forward to the time when I return home to see my family, and to see what kind of person I have become, the experiences that I have had.
Some days it seems like a dream come true, and I simply cannot wait to be at the airport heading to my new destination. While other days, money worries start to creep in, or what if I don't like it?
It's normal, to go through all these ranges of feelings, and I think that most people would be lying if the said they didn't.
I don't mean to preach, but you just gotta hustle through, and stay positive. It's the one thing that is in our control, the thoughts we have and the vibes we put out.
So, stay happy 😄
Happy Travelling!
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