If I had $5 for every time someone told me about the set of cojones I have for leaving my job and moving to Argentina for an indeterminate amount of time to pursue the dream... well let's just say a good chunk of my trip would be covered.
So here I am, at my last day of work until... well, who knows. Having worked in Corporate America without interruption (with the exception of the requisite 2 or 3 weeks a year) for the past six plus years, it will be quite liberating (and maybe a little scary) not having the stability of a cubicle and laptop welcoming me every morning. Rain or shine, July or January, DC or NYC, there was always a laptop, a cubicle, and of course an unlimited amount of free coffee.
But now I'm doing what so many people tell me they dream of doing. Of course I dreamed of doing it, too. That's why I'm doing it.
What IT is: study Spanish intensively for four weeks (hopefully just a refresher from my semester abroad in Spain in 2003), along with an introductory wine course, explore Patagonia for 2 weeks, and find a job in Mendoza's wine country just in time for the 2011 harvest. The first 6 weeks are in the bag, thanks to my savings account and a good amount of online research. After that remains to be seen.
Check in occasionally to see what happens... when people stop being polite... and start getting real. (Ha, who I am kidding? I was never polite to begin with.)
GOOOOO Berkspot!!
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