“Isn’t that next to China?” my dad asked when I told him I was moving to Laos. Clearly not thrilled with his middle child moving halfway across the world, he followed up with a few more questions meant to scare me out of going.
The thing is, I am scared. Of course I am.
“Aren’t you afraid of ending up in a bad situation like Oahu? What if you’re stuck in a place you hate?” was one of dad’s next questions. My answer came without a pause. “Yes, I’m very afraid of that, but I refuse to let my past control my future.”
After that phone call with my oh so loving and oh so worried dad, I realized I truly meant every word. I don’t ever want to give up on my dreams because of fear. I’ve wanted live and travel overseas for so long and now I get to! Should I have told my husband to stop looking at international jobs because we hated living in Oahu?
We live. We learn. We grow and we keep going.
I don’t ever want to settle for a life of ease and complacency as my dreams pass me by.
Laos is not going to be easy, but it is going to be a life changer.
Wow, Laos. I spent a month there this fall. We return home to Oahu in the summer. Small world.
It IS a small world! I have been thoroughly enjoying your blog since I found it. Thanks for saying hi!
I have a few more Laos posts coming up on my blog. What part of Laos are you moving to? Let me know if you have any questions.
I’ll be following along and reaching out for advice! I’ll be living in Vientiane.
I am very curious to see what your impressions will be. Laos doesn’t sound easy as you said but if you are very open minded I believe you will like it 😀 Dare!
Thank you so much for the encouragement!
You’ll have a great time in Laos! And if it helps alleviate any fears, Laos is a very safe country with very friendly and helpful people.
Thank you so much! I’ve been here three days now and have already fallen in love.