Monday, May 9, 2011

Decision Made/ Going for it

This blog will be my personal account of a life changing decision that I made today.  I am going to uproot myself from my semi-comfortable life and have decided to move myself along with the love of my life to the other side of the world. 

Destination; Koh Tao, Thailand. 

Objective;  To become a Padi Certified Dive Instructor, cement a love that has some battle wounds, find a inner peace that has been eluding me for way too long, and finally to escape the riggers of a mundane existence to a simpler way of living for an extended period of time. Find gainful employment on a tiny island in the middle of the gulf of Thailand to support our lifestyles until we return to America. 

Procedure; To calculate how much planning and effort it will take to make the move seamless. I will be  working on communication skills to help strength the relationship I have with my female companion.  I will  also need to learn how to put her feelings into my mind set when making decisions that will effect the both of us.  I will need to fully grasp and accept that this is the only life I will know and learn to appreciate each and everyday I am blessed with.

Progress;
Day 1,  Well we made the choice to go together!  The diving Certification will be easy as we are both very experienced divers.  We have started to investigate on line resources to answer any questions we have and trust me we have a lot.  It helps that I recently returned from a trip to Thailand back in Feb/Mar of this past year and I am familiar with the island which is an added bonus.  We have both sent out some feeler emails in hopes to get some good feed back to some of our questions.  The internet is a great tool to have.  We have a good idea of the costs it will take to get set up in Koh Tao.  We will be aiming to leave the states by February of 2012.  Stay tuned, this is going to be something else I assure you.