Where to begin?

It’s been officially two months since I relocated to Portsmouth and Gosport, UK and just over three months since I sign on to do the Clipper Sail Around the World Race. I’ve honestly haven’t had much chance to fully absorb the effects of the decision I made. I only know of the focus that it has brought back to my life in respect to learning something completely new, from individuals of different ages, skills, experience, and backgrounds. I’ve made new friends quickly and built trusts easily by giving my own trust.

I’m tremendously excited to begin the race after what feels like a year of training but in reality only really 23 total days. The intensity of something new. The excitement of being ignorant and willing to learn. The appreciation for the ability to accept, adapt, and change. All of it I’ve had little time to fully take in.

Now that I am two weeks away from Race Start, I’m finally taking the opportunity to slow down just enough to reflect. Much of this future writing will be ad hoc. Capturing the moment of great experiences, wonders I see, and opportunities I will encounter. Then it will be a chance to recollect the memory. Evaluate what it means - in the moment and at a later stage.

What will it become? A narrative of stories? A lesson in meaning? Or simply a journal of emotions? Only time will tell. What I have in front of me is something I have dreamed about for years. I simply want to live in the present for this one chapter of my life.