July 29, 2024
Time to go to Japan. Again.
I can eat the same thing for weeks. Every day, I'll be more than happy to dig into My Current Fav Snack and devour it. Until, after some time, it stops tasting good. "I'll never find a Snack this good again," I think, but later I am proved wrong, when I find My Current Fav Snack 2, and the cycle repeats.
Similar with songs. Oohh yes, when I find The Track, I can listen to it on repeat for days. I live in this one track, memorize every aspect of it, every other song seems not worthy. Until, after some time, it stops giving me the thrills. Then, I'll probably listen to it in a years, wondering why I liked it so much.
And... I think it's similar with routine. I LOVE routine. I LOVE waking up and going to bed at the same hour every day. I love having my day planned, time for study, work and relax scheduled, I love the consistency of it.
Until...
It takes me around 2 years from loving to hating my routine. And it's not like I hate routine in general, I think I just... either need a break or another kind of routine. Or maybe, honestly, I just started to feel burnout. Ever since I was 20, I was studying engineering while working full time and taking side gigs related to my real passion. Maybe... I just felt a bit tired. A bit sad that I don't travel as much as I want. A bit confused about why am I not following my heart anymore. A bit scared to wait and see what will happen if I won't.
Either way, I felt it was a good time for a change.
Last year, I spend amazing 3 weeks in Japan. I fell in love with that country and decided that I need to go back. Nothing really seemed more important. Not my career, not a cozy life. I found information about Working Holiday program and so,