For 23 years and a couple of weeks, I have lived a very comfortable life. My mom worked really hard to give us everything we wanted and needed because she never had that privilege growing up. I'm not saying I'm spoiled( maybe a little) but I've had all the things I wanted in life. They ones that I didn't have; well, I didn't get those because God had a better plan. Even the last two years, I worked really hard to never have to check how much money I had in my account. Even when I "didn't" have money, I still had a large sum of money ( for a college student).
This week, I learned I'm not immune to being financially broke. Not only do I not have a job here, but everything is so fucking expensive. One baguette with a piece of ham and cheese is 12 euros or $13. Ridiculous! Moreover, hostels and hotels are super expensive and you don't even get a good night's sleep. Ridiculous 2x!
Sometimes, I wish I had my mom's mentality. She's backpacked before and starved for a few days during her adventures, so to her $50 in her wallet is gold. To me, only having that much causes me to get sick. It creates a pain in my stomach and I start thinking the worst. I try really hard to be positive, but I have never found myself in this situation before.
Furthermore, I have learned that all those articles I once read advising me to travel the world regardless of how much money you have are WRONG. yes, you will never have enough money to travel, but going with no money is plain stupid. If i wasn't the one in this situation, I would call myself an idiot. So yeah, you are allowed to call me stupid for this one...
This too shall pass. But until then, I will live with the agony...
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