Shad

I was holding off posting till I’d told the family, but now I can break the news here officially.

In mid-January, I’m moving to Oslo, Norway for 6-9 months.

Exciting, eh? I can’t go into a lot of details just yet, but I’ll be sure to post all the details on January 17 (so don’t forget to check back then). What I can tell you is that I’m very excited. I’ve often thought that it would be fun to live abroad for a while. Never imagined that a deal this good would come along. It’s really just enough time. Not so long that I have to sell the house and say good-bye to everyone I know, yet long enough to feel as if I’ve really experienced what it’s like to live in a foreign country.

A couple of years back, I traveled around the world with a close friend for five months. The experience truly changed my entire life perspective. I lost 50lbs along the way and found myself on the other side. Ever since, I’ve had a serious itch to get back out there and see what else there is to see. I enjoy the states (as messed up as I truly believe they are at the moment) and I love living in Austin, but I also love the thought of the unknown. I also relish the thought of really understanding new people and places.

Additionally, it’s a great step in my career. Oddly, I’ve never really thought of what I’m doing as a “career” until very recently. I’ve often said that this is just what I’m doing until I figure out what it is that I want to do. Well, what I’ve found is that it’s possible to take what I’m doing now and slowly turn it into what I want to do. It’s been a slow process, but I finally feel that I’m making progress.

Anyway… looks like life is about to get really interesting again and I’m really looking forward to sharing it with all of you.