So I finished Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir, Eat Pray Love, and went to see the movie last night with my friend Jess.
While I found the book pretty enjoyable (although slow-moving at times), the flick was an absolute dud.
For those of you who aren't familiar with the story, a travel writer has a personal crisis, divorcing her husband, questioning the life she's worked so hard to build, and ultimately deciding to take a one-year sabbatical of sorts. She travels to Italy, India and Bali, searching for pleasure, a closer relationship with God, and personal peace.
Along the way, she meets people from different backgrounds, who are all facing their own struggles.
It made me wonder what I would do if I had the financial freedom to take a trip like that. Just skip town for a year, alone, and see what I find.
Money would be the only obstacle. I'm not married, I don't have kids, I'm not in a profession where if I took an extended vacation I'd expire like sour milk.
So then I thought... where would I go?
Movies always alter reality, but I would LOVE to see Bali after watching the film. I'd also want to go see the gorgeous landscapes of New Zealand, live on a ranch in Australia, and wander the crazy streets of Tokyo (yes, I've always had a thing for Asian men).
Maybe one day, I can take my dream trip. My tangible journey of self-discovery, where I can learn about how other people live while simultaneously seeking to answer the unanswerable question: What should I do with my life??
And if I happened to find my soul mate on that trip, as Liz Gilbert does, then so be it.
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