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Originally Posted by Jonrox
Keep in mind a lot of the people telling you to take the trip did their traveling when they were younger than you and a lot less established. It's easy for them to say take the trip because they weren't risking much by doing it so early.
You said yourself "things are good". There's a lot of people that can't say the same and it's a huge risk to potentially throw away the goodness and come back to the unknown. For sure, the trip may be life-altering but are you prepared in case the life you come back to isn't as good as when you left it? The grass is always greener isn't it?
I know people that take amazing, life-altering 1-week trips all over the world with organizations like Habitat for Humanity. There are ways to have life expanding experiences without having to risk your future. You just need to open your mind to the opportunities.
Although, not being from Calgary it's very interesting to see the confidence (bordering on arrogance) about the ability to find amazing, stable careers so easily. I guess Toronto really isn't the centre of the universe, it seems that title now goes to Calgary.
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I did my trip when I was 30, had a mortgage, full time job and a pet. I made it work. I quit my job, rented my condo and my mother took my cat for the year. Everybody takes a different path in life and I think this thread shows that everybody thinks differently about this type of trip. I am "PRO" worth go on the trip because I know what it did for me.
That said I can also respect why others would question giving everything up to do something like this, It can be scary as hell stepping outside the box and into the unknown.
Do you fall back or leap in?