Coming Soon: Very Lost

The journey begins. — Seattle, WA

A little life update: I’m taking a sabbatical.

How we got here: Last month, I was impacted by the #AmazonLayoffs, about a week after Amazon had relocated me to Seattle. And while I’m in a relatively privileged situation, losing a job right after I had moved to a new city was a different type of whammy. Absolutely nothing, not even my furniture (which never left storage!), was the same.

Which is why I decided that if I have to deal with all this unwelcome change, I might as well go all in. So, I’ll be spending the next several months roaming around South America — taking immersive Spanish classes, upskilling in areas I’ve long been curious about, and diving off some cliffs. Traveling for long periods of time has always offered me irrevocable perspective, and — in full transparency — I know I need to step away to address the burnout and feelings inadequacy that have made it hard for me to start a job search.

I’ll put what I learn here. My first stop is spending a few weeks at an ashram an hour outside of Medellin, Colombia. Stay tuned. ✈️