A funny thing happened to me as I attempted to do some Boxing Week shopping at the end of 2010. I made my way through several stores, amongst the throngs of bargain hunters, looking for a bargain myself. I had decided that if I didn't go on a trip over the break I would treat myself to a new (and bigger) TV. But even though I found many a tempting deal I just couldn't do it. I couldn't part with my hard earned cash for something as frivolous as a new TV when I had visions of beaches and ruins and fabulous foreign food dancing in my head--you see, travel has simply made me change the way I think about money and "stuff".
Before I traveled I had spent most of my life attached to stuff. Books, magazines, old clothes, gifts I received way back when I was a teenager (which is a half a lifetime ago now), and even some of my old school assignments that I was particularly proud of…I had kept them all. When I packed everything up to pursue a chance to live overseas there were an awful lot of boxes that I packed up and stored for my eventual return...
To read the rest of my very first guest post please head on over to Spunkygirl Monolgues. While you are there check out some of fellow Albertan Pam's posts about her adventures in Asia last year.
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