Detached: "not attached; separated"

 "The more you have, the more you are occupied.  The less you have, the more free you are."  Mother Teresa

I realize that this might sound bizarre to some but the more I detach myself from 

everything that is safe and comfortable the more free I feel. As we move through time 

and cut more strings the less bogged down I feel. Honestly, I feel like a balloon wanting 

to set sail for the new adventure that lies ahead. I'm itching to feel something new, some

thing foreign. And with the cut of each string I can feel myself closer to that experience.

  

The thought of detachment is, of course hard, but really only from a few things in my 

life that have my heart. Detachment from my dear friends, my amazing family, and my 

uber-wonderful job (and current school) are the most difficult for me to think about 

parting from. But even the scariness of parting from these important things in my life 

are not enough to keep us here.

    

We know that through Skype, email, calls, picture exchanges, blog updates, social 

media, and more that our lives will continue to be connected.  Additionally, there will be 

trips back to the States and hopefully some of you will honor your inner itch to find us 

on the global playground and play with us. 

     

For us, life is too short not to take risks, not to live in the moment of a crazy 

adventure, and not to be to the myriad of experiences that await us.

 Update: Nathan and I are still tending to the seeds that have been planted over the last 

seven months. We have notified both of our jobs that we are leaving and will be moving 

out of our rental in June and will need to find shelter for a few weeks until we make the 

big move. We have researched (then researched and then researched some more) how 

to properly move abroad and are making very informed decisions so that we are 

successful wherever we land. Rest assured that this blog will be updated as decisions are

 updated. We understand that this decision affects many people and that we take a lot of

 you with us vicariously in our hearts, for a lot of you, just like us, are global adventure 

seekers. We will hold onto you tightly as we take this plunge.