About where_next
Last year I started to work as a travel consultant. I had bad experience with competitive coworkers. They were mean to me because I was unexperienced at begining, even if many customers day by day prooved I was making progress and became successful at my work.
I hate to work with people that don't feel passion for what they're doing. For me, travelling is the best thing can happen in your life. I didn't want to be a black sheep anymore, so I left the job. The sad thing was I really liked that job. Searching for air tickets, all these destinations and people making plans for their travels made me feel I travelled with them.
After hard work&study year, I needed to recover from bad energy at work. I needed vacation. I didn't find anybody to join me, so I started to make plans to trip on my own. I was looking for the country that would give me the best feedback, the country which would show me who I am, not who I need to be.
I picked Brazil. Somehow, I understood my family and friends, who were afraid for me. But I had to go, I had to confirm that country of that size can make me do step forward. One month wasn't enough to discover every part of it, but it was just enough to deny the stereotypes about it. I still believe that Cristo redentor statue in Rio is not the only symbol of that destination. I feel Brazil is more than yellow-green soccer jerseys, which the country is known for. I know that mini-bikini is not the only sign of temperament in people who live there.
Since I returned home, I know that being Brazilian actually doesn't refer to nationality, but to the state of mind. I met a lot of travellers on my way, but honestly, I enjoyed meeting local people even more. I learnt some portuguese phrases before the trip. That nice gesture opened many doors to me and helped me to start friendly converstion. I found out words were not important, it was my energy I released there and which made me feel unique. Nowhere in the world people celebrate life more naturally like Brazilian people do. They shared very special moments and thoughts with me.
With Brazilians, I found out what I want to do. I realised I want to share my life energy which comes out when I travel. I want to express what I feel, what I see on the road. I just needed contact with open-minded people. They helped me to start to believe in my success and pushed me to work hard for it. They gave me courage to start again, to try.
I try with my stories, based on true places, people and feelings on the way.
I started to write travel diary, called something like Where next? (in Slovenian Kam pa kam? - http://kam-pa-kam.blogspot.com). I plan to translate it into English, Russian and Croatian – the languages I know. Expressing myself and the fact how I see the world is the thing I want to do for life. I love to share my travel experience.
