over the horizon

9 days.
All it takes it reminding myself of something.
I am not sure what. Perhaps only of the last two years. Suddenly in falls perspective, and this city seems like a perfectly nice place to be.

It's been good to see my family.
Nearly two years since I left the city. I am finding my parents enjoyable. Gone swimming lots with my 2 nieces and nephew, and yesterday we went to the zoo. All those little things I have missed while being away.
My sister and her husband are in El Salvador for ten days. They may be moving there. He builds tin houses for people that live in cardboard.

After nine days of doing nothing I am starting to think a little more practically.
Over the next ten months I want to take some kind of TESL course. It has been an objective of mine, since about a month into Maui, to go to Japan. I could actually make a good living (imagine that).
From Japan I could spend a month at odd times in new and exotic places like Australia and the UK and Canada - haha.
Actually, I have not thought that far in advance, but spending a year there would definatly get me out of debt and possibly even get me into a position where I could invest in a home somewhere.

I love traveling, and will continue forever, but not the same way as I have. I don't just want to move around purposelessly. As long as it has purpose.
In hindsight, I suppose that my traveling has had purpose, but maybe I was not aware of it or just off somewhere, maybe just too high, and missed the point.
So I am gonna research this out. I have a few connections already in Japan, and that is a good start and a big help. Working with Japanese students here in Canada would also be an asset.
10 months, with a whole lot of time to prepare, if I use my time wisely.

I have a few objectives in the next few months. Start eating healthy and living healthy. Get in shape.
And I have decided that I need to get out of debt. More the principle of the thing than anything. Something I need to do. Deal with the things I have run from.
And I want to become more disciplined. I want to be in control of me, not be controlled by me. Make goals, and realize them. Say I will do something, and do it, even if I change my mind, because I need to follow through.