What is Travels of Adam?
Liz and me in NYC (2009)
This is my web site dedicated to my future travels wherever they may be in the world.
In September 2009, I visited Reykjavik, Iceland with a good friend. We were only there for a 3-day weekend, but during that time, we met so many interesting people and fellow travelers that it inspired me to make up my own life plan. I’ve been lucky enough to travel and study abroad throughout my life, and I see no reason why that should end with a full-time 9-5 job.
Who is Adam?
Well, I am a 25-year-old graphic designer in Boston, Massachusetts. I started working (at the same job I’ve got today) two weeks before I had even graduated from Boston University. Without any transition period between school and “real-life,” I’ve been pretty busy making a career and being responsible these past few years.
It wasn’t until I met people my same age from all over the world (doing very different things than what I was doing) that I was inspired to take some action. It just seemed unfair to think they had all these amazing stories to tell, and here I was, beginning to feel more and more complacent in my generally comfortable life.
It was on my IcelandAir flight back from Reykjavik to Boston that I realized there’s no reason to stop traveling. I could make something work somehow whether through my job or on my own. In seat 19F, I wrote up a list of questions:
- Could I travel & not work?
- Where would I go?
- How much would it cost?
- Would I be able to live like that?
- What would I learn/do?
- When would I go?
I didn’t have all the answers (actually, I had none at that moment), but I knew they were questions I would be able to answer. Honestly, I’m surprised at how easy it was to make the decision to pick up and leave Boston without answering a single one of those questions. Now, after reading some books and blogs on the subject, I’ve got a much better idea. I’ll use this blog as a space to answer those questions (and more!) while I finalize my plans and get ready for what will hopefully be a long and exciting adventure.
