Hi I’m Trent and I’m an experienceaholic,
I’m giving up my comfortable latte sipping lifestyle in a trendy inner-city
Brisbane suburb to be home-free and unemployed for 3 years (aka a bum). On 24
June I will be embarking on a 3 year around the world adventure. I have created
this blog for 3 reasons, firstly to share my experiences with others. Secondly,
to have one place where I can go in old age, with a tissue box in hand, to
reminisce on good times. Lastly, to try not to lose too many Facebook friends
by ramming 3 years of constant awesomeness in their faces.
Well that’s the short introduction and I recommend
you stop reading. If you want the long version go to the kitchen, make yourself
a coffee, grab a blanky or snuggy then come back.
More about me, I’m an educated 27 year old
that stares at spreadsheets on a computer all day. I’ve worked fulltime in the
Finance/Investments industry for the last 6 years, I also have 6 years of
post-school study under my belt and I am a member of Mensa. .. blah blah blah. During brief periods in my life I’ve been a
soccer player, boxer, tennis player, runner, “Networking Crasher”, golfer,
rugby player, tour guide, event organizer and a salsa dancer. Most recently I’ve
tried Karaoke and Yoga. If you hear a
strange, almost unbearable, yet intriguing noise in a far away city that sounds
possibly Australian it is more than likely me trying to sing or getting stuck
in some strange yoga position called the drunken leprechaun.
So why throw away staring at spreadsheets
on a computer screen to travel the world? In 2011 I had a few brief and
exciting encounters with other countries. After returning from my second trip,
I don’t know if I was still drunk from Oktoberfest or high from Amsterdam,
either way I decided to let random explorers (aka Couchsurfers or CSers) sleep
on my couch and have a key to my house while I went into the office to check up
on the spreadsheets. Most people thought I was crazy by giving complete
strangers a key to my house. I was onto a winner! I would come home to all my
washing up done and I had more fun than my days as a “Networking Crasher”. During
3.5 months I learnt, shared and partied with 100 new people, 25 of them
sleeping on my couch. It was these 3.5 months that made me realise I had to
travel the world otherwise it would be the biggest regret of my life.
Why should you read my blog instead of the thousands
of other travel blogs? Firstly, thank you for reading this far. If the scroll
button on your mouse got stuck try banging it on your head a few times. I’m
hoping to provide fun and unique experiences and advice from the prospective of
a predominantly normal person. I will
also provide an insight into the challenges of giving up a very comfortable and
steady lifestyle for an unknown and possibly not so comfortable few years
ahead. I hope a 3 year adventure will become the norm for people in their mid
to late twenties... Pourquois Pas?
Happy Reading!
Trent
^Networking Crasher – in 2010 I attended a
few Finance networking events. They always had open bars, plenty of food and
lots of people I had never met before. I had a great time so I started going to
events outside of Finance, pretending I worked in areas I knew nothing about.
The thought of getting caught was exciting plus I had a lot of fun and always
went home drunk and full. I had a collection of 40 name tags… Give it a go!
Update: The real leaving photos
Update: The real leaving photos
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| My leaving work present |
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| Just before leaving Australia for the airport |
