Alright, so it’s been a while. I hear ya! Life has been a whirlwind of cosmic proportions. So thanks in advance for bearing with me. I wish I could share all that I am going through during my travels, but I honestly have no clue how to start. As much as I have diligently tried to scour every town I pass through for reliable wifi connections, occasionally sitting at McDonalds for three hours trying to download a podcast with their swiss cheese free wifi, I can only do so much. Something I am learning to accept and roll with.
Today I sit at a hostel in Noosa, a small surf town nestled on the North East Coast of Australia. My hometown for the next month before I head South to Sydney and beyond. A nomad existance is an understatement. I blasted out of my somewhat stable life in Melbourne about 5 weeks ago, ripping myself away from my passions in exchange for a true outback adventure. A swap I had to do for my own sanity at the time. I wondered what life was like on the outside of the dance world. What would I do if I couldn’t just hop into a modern class or practice a simple ballet barre? Would life seize to exist? As I have found it does to some extent.
Before now I wrote endlessly about the importance of following your passions, yet didn’t know how to follow all of mine. Deep down I wanted to challenge my ideas. Prove to myself that I could exist without dance being a central force in my life and swap it for some much needed exploring. I knew that the world awaited me. The clown fish in the Great Barrier reef needed a swim buddy, the outback stars needed to be slept under, and the rainforest needed my bare feet to tread on it’s damp soil. Balance, is all I can mutter at this point.
A tipping point was breeched. Too much travel, not enough passion. For some people travel is their fulfillment. The sights, sounds and tastes of a new locale is enough. I have met hundreds of these types. Willing to do just about anything for a new experience and adventure, even if that means scrubbing toilets in exchange for free stay on a dive boat on the outer reef. Now that takes passion!
I love it! It has kept a smile on my face, yet reminds me of my own deep passions and how much I miss breathing dance, teaching and writing. I am happy to report that I am finally finding a balance in my world of extremes. And I can’t thank you enough for sharing the ride with me.
Keep reading and I’ll keep writing…deal?!
Cheers for now from Noosa,
Amber Zuckswert
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Hi Amber, first time to your blog.
It’s cool to meet another Antipodean lifestyle design blogger. We seem few and far between.
It’s cool that you’re finding balance in your life. You’re right that endless travel is cool for some people but not meaningful enough for others.
Hey Amber, nice to have you back. I don’t have travelled that much but I’m happy you are finding your balance now.
Nice to see that you are challenging your comfort zone but still being realistic enough to be able to step back and say ‘But I’d rather be doing THIS.’ Not easy, especially when you write a blog that falls within the same vein as lifestyle design, a group renowned for our penchant for constant change and, to a certain degree, our need to keep things uncomfortable.
@Gordie- nice to meet another digital nomad as well! We are few and far between because it’s a tough lifestyle…haha. Balance within the extremes of the lifestyle is what I want more than anything now. Extremes are great only when you have some foundation and balance thrown in the mix. I am slowly learning my own limits by throwing myself into new things constantly. Exausting to say the least, but so rewarding. Great to hear from you!
@Oscar- thanks for the support man.
@Colin- so true. What’s more frustrating is writing about health and fitness when I can’t even keep my own flowing steadily while traveling. Needless to say I am very happy to have some stability again..haha.
Amber
Awesome, I love your posts, I get sad when you don’t write. Hehehehe!
So glad to hear you’re going on a crazy adventure and living life. Keep it up! Post some pics and vids.
I cant wait for my amsterdam adventure with Glen in December, but we are already getting second thoughts about 3 months in one place, maybe we will take a month and go to Thailand and Asia
Have an awesome time in Aussie!
Cheers
Diggy
I love people who don’t take themselves too seriously. I stumbled you.
hey amber, I struggled with this approaching my month long euro trip. A whole month away from the dance studio!? What on earth am I to do? When I was younger I pondered studying abroad but didn’t want to take a break from dance. But as an adult I didn’t let it stop me. The break I took from dance only restored my passion and made me want to come back and dance stronger and harder.