Existential Crisis. Work or Travel?
Hi all!
I have been losing sleep over this for a month or so now, and finally got myself to ask y'all about this. I'm 21 years old and have been in a big existential crisis for the last several months. I spent the last 2 years pouring my heart and soul into a product that never gained market traction, and having put all my time and energy into that, never really stopped to think about the career path I was going down. I have been studying a degree that I'm not passionate about, and to change majors would require an extra 2-3 years of school.
During a solo trip to Europe I took over the summer, I built up the courage to take a gap year from school to really take some time to think about where I want to take my life. The plan was to take several 3 month solo trips, working in-between. Then I got offered a $70k a year job, and as a 21-year old kid (or for many people), that's a ton of money. I took the job, putting aside plans to travel.
Fast forward 2 months. I'm lost, no closer to figuring out where I want to take my life. I feel like I have sacrificed the entire purpose of this gap year for money that I simply don't need at this stage in my life. Yes, I am fortunate to be able to take 10-day vacations every 4 months (going to china at end of October), but it just isn't the same as taking 3-6 months to travel with purpose.
I don't know how many chances I'll have in my life to do this. Originally, I did not intend to delay my education simply to work in a highly stressful environment. It just seems like I am dangerously close to sacrificing what could be one of the best years of my life. Am I crazy to turn my back on this job for 6 months of travel? What are possible problems that could occur in making this decision?
Note: If I saved carefully, I could afford to leave in December - January, getting back in late May - early June.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Particularly interested in hearing stories from people who have made similar decisions in the past. Thanks y'all, I really appreciate it!!!
Submitted September 04, 2017 at 12:10PM by sillybliss http://ift.tt/2exdMry
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