Artist and Nomad — How 2 Podcasts Inspired Me and Launched a New Adventure
You can do it too!
Over the next several months, I will be downsizing to a couple of suitcases, putting my finished paintings and portfolios in storage, and quitting my comfortable day job — setting the stage for European travel that begins in the new year with no anticipated return date. I cannot wait!
I will be writing, drawing, and painting about whatever happens next; speaking to my art-practice, travel adventures, joys, mishaps, and how my cat Vincent is doing with all this (assuming he forgives me for the long flight in cargo). I’ll touch on how a 50-something person learned some things the hard way, but it’s never too late to figure yourself out.
Just a year ago my plan was to retire at 60 and travel for a few months out of the year, a couple of times a year. So, what happened to that reasonable and responsible plan?
I blame podcasts, two in particular, but the list keeps growing.
I’ve worked my office job from home since March 2020 and I try to take a walk at lunch-hour. In the early days of the pandemic, I found walking outside disorienting and upsetting — people were acting strangely (avoiding eye contact, not saying hello), the stores were closed, and streets were spooky and quiet. I would come home feeling…
