Introduction

Hi!

Many things have happened since that crazy adventure ended, and many more since I began to pull my life back together.  It has been a wild journey! Things have been interesting and awesome, and sometimes horrible and devastating, but life keeps getting better and better as the days pass by.

Travelling left me disoriented, but it left me with several valuable life lessons that have helped made my life meaningful. You know, life can get pretty boring sometimes, but it's all good. Life is like a rollercoaster; we just have to learn to enjoy the highs and be patient with the lows. It's easier said than done anyways.

It hasn't been easy to land the wonderful wisdoms of the SELF into my daily life; I've made some more mistakes along the way, but life will always smile back when you're humble enough to accept mistakes and from situations.

Bottom line is, life's pretty awesome, even though it can get pretty horrible at times.


I started writing the blog "Death and Rebirth" as a university project with the hopes of stirring some shit and getting people pumped for the book that's coming.  If you've read the blog then you know what I'm talking about!  Above all, however, I wanted to inspire people into enjoying life and becoming a better version of themselves because that is what life is ultimately all about.  We are only here for only a brief moment, and we have to learn to make the best of it while taking into account that everybody is different and everybody has the right to seek that which truly makes them happy.

The story is honest, heartfelt, and compelling, but too complex for a blog, and hence the book.

Many of my critics have termed this story as the "Eat, Prey, Love" for men. I used to take offense to this until I read it, and despite it being super girly, I feel honoured; Liz Gilbert is a helluva writer!  Hopefully I'll be able to convey my message as well as she did hers.

Now we'll address the big question: why do I do this?  Simple: I like to write and I believe that we should do the things that we enjoy, but above all, I believe that there's a lot of value to an honest, heartfelt story about some average random guy who goes the length to attain an invaluable treasure. 

I’m sharing this story because I learned some things from living adrift that are worth passing along, and I’m sharing this story because it’s proof that any person can change their ways and achieve greatness if they learn to believe in themselves.  It doesn't matter how far down a person sinks as long as they're brave enough to admit their flaws and have the strength to stand back up. 

The path I chose wasn’t easy; I had constant clashes with people, I said things I shouldn’t have said and did things I shouldn’t have done.  I repeated mistakes over different countries and with different people until I began to notice patterns.  I learned from life.  I had to abandon parts of my personality that I thought defined me; life taught me to adapt.  I was forced to quit struggling against inevitable forces and learned to accept those things I cannot change.  It was a fascinating odyssey; it was both the best and worst experience of my life.

Throughout that year of travelling I visited bizarre places, ate weird exotic foods, met all types of people, made friends, felt love, and created beautiful memories.  I laughed, I cried, I almost died, but I survived.  I ventured outside my comfort zone and experienced life at its fullest: the good the bad and the ugly altogether.  Reaching the end of my journey, during a situation where I was sure I’d be shipped home in a wooden box, something unexpected happened that changed me forever: I felt something wonderful…  I began to believe in myself.

This story deals with several life topics that aren't exactly easy to talk about. Tough subjects that are of paramount important, nonetheless.  How else are we to learn about dark subjects in life if we aren't able to discuss them?  I keep thinking that, maybe, that was the reason I had to live through such horrible darkness for such a long time. I'm hoping this story can shed a different light on difficult topics such as chronic anger, promiscuity, drugs, and emotional escapism in an interesting and entertaining manner.

In the worst case scenario, you'll have a blast reading this story; I guarantee it!

Meanwhile, please feel free to go through some of the posts that I've left on the ledger so that you can get a taste of the story.

I apologize if you were already hooked, please wait patiently, the book will be coming out shortly.  I promise it'll be worth the wait.

Thank you for reading!