{"id":489,"date":"2011-10-17T20:04:46","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T19:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danielebesana.com\/blog\/?p=489"},"modified":"2013-08-12T09:51:02","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T08:51:02","slug":"experiment-5-3-months-of-vagabonding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielebesana.com\/blog\/life\/experiment-5-3-months-of-vagabonding","title":{"rendered":"Experiment #5: 3 months of vagabonding"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m very proud to present this experiment, the greatest so far.<\/p>\n

This time isn’t a “one month change of habits” kind of experiment as the previous ones<\/a>.
\nThis time are hundreds experiments inside a bigger one.<\/p>\n

Something planned well ahead, waited, prepared, executed and still with consequences under investigation.<\/p>\n

Here it is: from June to August 2011 I took a career break to\u00a0vagabond<\/strong>\u00a0around Latin America – basically Colombia….<\/p>\n

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I did what I never did before: prepared a little backpack, got a one-way ticket paid with airmiles, some ideas and the will to stay in hostel dorms and live on a budget.
\nNot because I lack money, but as a ultimate\u00a0challenge<\/strong> of simplicity<\/strong> and minimalism<\/strong> I long have been working on.<\/p>\n

I won’t tell stories from the trip here, because I started a new blog for that:\u00a0Salsa WalkAbout
\n<\/a>Salsa<\/strong>, because I really wanted to experience the music and the culture in the places where is rooted.
\nWalkabout<\/strong>, because this is how’s called the ritual that Australians aborigines do when they need a change.<\/p>\n

I loved traveling.\u00a0I loved living out of a backpack. I loved seeing new places. I loved living simple.
\nWhat I loved the most is meeting new people and new experiences.<\/p>\n

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What I learn?<\/h1>\n

There are so many lessons out of 3 months of vagabonding. Here a share few.<\/p>\n

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Things don’t have to be perfect<\/h2>\n
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A perfect balcony without doors in Panama City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was used to expect everything to be perfect.
\nI used to give high value to places where the streets are perfect. Public transportation is perfectly on-time. People look and act perfectly.<\/p>\n

While all those are factors contributing to quality of life, they somehow make our living less genuine. We’re not perfect by nature.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I quickly realized after I arrived in Panama that things don’t need to be perfect.
\nA hole in the sidewalk? Just look where you put your feet. Waiting for the bus? Relax, it won’t leave until is full. There are no money to buy the Play Station? Kids will use something else to play with.<\/p>\n

Nothing is perfect, but nothing has to be perfect to be genuine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Lifestyle is a choice<\/h2>\n
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barefoot lifestyle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I met quite some unconventional people on the road. Mostly freak, but also some great inspiring folks.<\/p>\n

They made me realize that with my savings I can, for example:<\/p>\n