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🍁Hello Canada! First of all I want to thank all the people who have been supporting me throughout this journey...🥰and I want to share this story because it´s been a massive learning process for me and it could be useful for any traveler out there: fear of the unknown and definitely getting out of a comfort zone. 💟I applied for a canadian working visa before Covid....then the pandemic hit and until 2021, I was able to continue the process. Finally, last year I got approved but wasn´t counting on so many things happening around: moving from the mountains to the city, unexpected deaths, legal paperwork, juggling with 2 jobs, another change of house, so much stress, traveling back and forth and not really for pleasure (although I did have fun), etc.....And after so many years of waiting, I was finally able to come! 😎 My plans changed, just like life changes all the time because I found harmony and felt really connected with my life partner, Pilsen (the black silly dog) and Luna (the cozy and moody white cat). 💟 I had to leave them in the US for a while cause all of us moving here wasn´t really a choice, and US is definitely a temporary situation since we really don´t like it for a permanent home. Home will always be Costa Rica 💟 (love traveling but in love with the tico paradise).At the end, Canada felt just like the right opportunity to be able to reunite with them in the upcoming months, get on the road again as a solo traveler to rediscover myself and start building community in a new town! 😍💙I can´t really complain! I´ve been here for almost a week and found a cozy place to call home, my roomates are awesome and I found a nice job to entertain myself! But the first 3 days I was freaking scared...I guess I was just so happy with my family that this seemed not like the right plan anymore. 😟❤️So I´ve been learning (or relearning) a few things that think can be useful for any traveler who feels anxiety, fear to take a leap of faith on an adventure:✅Don´t take any decisions during an emotional crisis, you´re probably going to be impulsive and not give the chance to experience what could be a really interesting journey (with ups and downs).✅If you don´t feel like a plan fits you anymore, have thought about changing it and the answer is the same when you feel calmer after a couple of days: then change your plans. It doesnt matter what people says, your life is a unique adventure and it´s too beautiful to spend it somewhere you don´t feel right.✅Mental health should always be a priority in life: Find a professional who can give you tools to manage your emotions in a healthier way and provide support.✅Find a community: Whenever you move to a new place, loneliness can be awful but it really helps when you make new connections and share with other fellow travelers or locals.✅Treat yourself with compassion and respect: You are a unique human being who deserves inner peace and remember that everything comes from the inside. If you´re not giving yourself a nice and compassionate treat, you can´t expect others to do the same or for you to give others that.✅Find hobbies, explore around and look for any interesting activity that you enjoy: Doing exercise, walking, hiking, biking, going to the gym, anything that makes your body moves, will help it to produce natural endorphins which contribute to your well being and will also keep your mind busy and excited.✅Eat healthy and right: I found myself too tired this past days and its probably because I´m adjusting to a new diet and not really eating that much. So I still have to improve this point but I´m getting there soon!✅The way you treat your body and mind matters: Have a negative thought? Change it for something positive. Connect with life through abundance and not lack. For example: I miss my family so much, my job is shitty or this person was horrible to me. Well yes, everyone misses people when travelling but this is temporary and it can change any minute so enjoy the journey with ups and downs and learn from it....you´re not dependant on anyone in life, you decide to share your life with people but you´re also allow to spend time on your own. Your job is shitty? Change it! As impossible as it seems, you´ll never know whats available until you start looking for it! A person was horrible to you?? You won´t be able to control what other people do to you but you can control your words and actions......make sure not to be on the same level as them and learn to be more assertive. What goes around, comes around.I can keep writing more and more cause this first week was an emotional challenge for me, even with the amazing opportunity I have, even with my tica friend around who is INCREDIBLE and even with a lot of support from el macho at a distance.❤️Your mind is powerful baby.....let´s thrive through the waves of storm together until the peace comes and you can find the best for you: either staying or moving somewhere else. At the end, that´s the beauty of life: you can always CHANGE AND GROW. ❤️PS 1: If you feel someone needs to remember this, or can be useful to anybody, feel free to share. ❤️PS 2: One of the pictures has a mouse welcoming me at the aiport jejejeje, you cannot believe how people screamed around me. The airline agent didn´t know what to do....I just felt bad for the poor mouse...being in the wrong place 😅 He didn´t have any good hiding skills jajajaPS 3: Canada is just BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven´t seen a bear yet jajajaj, but I will..... Criss Rojas #canada #alberta #canmore #traveltips #travelmentalhealth #travellearning ... Ver masVer menos