Similar in many ways to the "High Five", the "Bye-Five" is a positive way of saying "See ya later!" Upholding a sense of cheer and enthusiasm, it is an unsentimental and supportive parting of people... Casual, easy, and with mutual good wishes of genuine proportions.
I have an opinion contrary to Nomadic Matt. He says the greatest thing travelling the world has taught him is that "we are all the same". I haven't traveled the world yet. But I strongly disagree, and would suggest that within walking distance of any given front door there is a multitude of variety - Being different is not only fabulous, but necessary. Our attitudes, our hopes, our dreams, our beliefs, our traditions, our morals, our ethics, our situations, our experiences, our connections and relationships - a zillion and more factors make us so brilliantly 'un-same' that I feel this is the most offensive statement and tragic interpretation of observation that Nomadic Matt ever made. (Sorry Matt. 5!) I suspect there were good intentions behind this revelation of his - to promote world peace, to discourage prejudice, judgement and outright racism in all directions... But it is something other than "sameism" that ought to achieve these means...
Because of the wonderment of individuality, it is not possible to advise another person how best to quit their job and travel the world. Likewise, it is not possible to say (definitively) if it IS *best* to quit a job and travel... "One person's wardrobe is another person's universe" and all that... (However you want. Interpret it however you want.)
But for me, there is no greater education - no better way to fulfill the one short life we know for certain we have, but know nothing at all about how long we might have it for.
I really liked my job, I really liked the people, I really liked the money I received in exchange of the work I undertook and I liked how that money enabled me to pay for stuff I wanted... like Sushi BBQ.
But for me there is something infinitely more euphoria-inducing than that; the possibility to explore, live and be without boundaries. A possibility that presented itself so temptingly, at a time when others might choose to put a down payment on a house and tie themselves in to the stress and pressure of a mountainous mortgage and ever-after be subjected to intrusive alarm clocks, routine, repetition and that thing where you blink and ten years went by... (But whatever, you know, it's OK, some people like that.)
The Western world might think it has the right, civilized, idea - but I think too much of that Sushi BBQ will do nothing but make you feel sick in the end.
...And so... The best thing about living life in chapters, is not only the beautiful changing scenery, the chance to re-decorate a set, the increased availability of possible new story lines, and all the weird and wonderful things you learn; it's the constantly renewed cast where characters weave in and out for periods of time to do their thing and have an influence, play a part, take a role and leave a mark. The people. The people you otherwise would never have met.
In a most crudely amateur "practicing" way, I put together a very short video of some of the most excellent people to participate in my most recent chapter. A chapter in Calgary, Alberta where I lived for 2 years and worked for Shaw...
See ya later, Calgary - and the biggest of Bye-Five's to you.
Lucy
I have an opinion contrary to Nomadic Matt. He says the greatest thing travelling the world has taught him is that "we are all the same". I haven't traveled the world yet. But I strongly disagree, and would suggest that within walking distance of any given front door there is a multitude of variety - Being different is not only fabulous, but necessary. Our attitudes, our hopes, our dreams, our beliefs, our traditions, our morals, our ethics, our situations, our experiences, our connections and relationships - a zillion and more factors make us so brilliantly 'un-same' that I feel this is the most offensive statement and tragic interpretation of observation that Nomadic Matt ever made. (Sorry Matt. 5!) I suspect there were good intentions behind this revelation of his - to promote world peace, to discourage prejudice, judgement and outright racism in all directions... But it is something other than "sameism" that ought to achieve these means...
Because of the wonderment of individuality, it is not possible to advise another person how best to quit their job and travel the world. Likewise, it is not possible to say (definitively) if it IS *best* to quit a job and travel... "One person's wardrobe is another person's universe" and all that... (However you want. Interpret it however you want.)
But for me, there is no greater education - no better way to fulfill the one short life we know for certain we have, but know nothing at all about how long we might have it for.
I really liked my job, I really liked the people, I really liked the money I received in exchange of the work I undertook and I liked how that money enabled me to pay for stuff I wanted... like Sushi BBQ.
But for me there is something infinitely more euphoria-inducing than that; the possibility to explore, live and be without boundaries. A possibility that presented itself so temptingly, at a time when others might choose to put a down payment on a house and tie themselves in to the stress and pressure of a mountainous mortgage and ever-after be subjected to intrusive alarm clocks, routine, repetition and that thing where you blink and ten years went by... (But whatever, you know, it's OK, some people like that.)
The Western world might think it has the right, civilized, idea - but I think too much of that Sushi BBQ will do nothing but make you feel sick in the end.
...And so... The best thing about living life in chapters, is not only the beautiful changing scenery, the chance to re-decorate a set, the increased availability of possible new story lines, and all the weird and wonderful things you learn; it's the constantly renewed cast where characters weave in and out for periods of time to do their thing and have an influence, play a part, take a role and leave a mark. The people. The people you otherwise would never have met.
In a most crudely amateur "practicing" way, I put together a very short video of some of the most excellent people to participate in my most recent chapter. A chapter in Calgary, Alberta where I lived for 2 years and worked for Shaw...
See ya later, Calgary - and the biggest of Bye-Five's to you.
Lucy