As I was walking back from the shops along the beach this morning, I was thinking of all the twists and turns my life has taken. I was thinking of what I'd be doing and where I'd be doing it if I had just continued on the straight road ahead. And I was thinking whether I'd be as happy as I am now.
Of course, I don't have the answer and no one does. I loved my job in journalism - as an adrenalin-junkie it was the fast pace I craved and I loved covering everything from the emotionally-draining interviews with families of murder victims to the schmoozing with the celebs at parties. But if I'd stayed in the UK, I wouldn't have got to travel around Italy for my work, I wouldn't have discovered I actually loved teaching and I wouldn't have ended up living a chilled-out existence on the beach.
But perhaps the biggest 'wouldn't haves' are these: I wouldn't have thought spotted those opportunities, I wouldn't have believed in my wildest dreams of publishing a book before I was 30 and I wouldn't have started my own business.
I didn't think I had a business bone in my body. I have degree in languages which equips you to speak languages but doesn't equip you to do much else and in the past I would never have described myself as a logical thinker, a manager or a motivator - but now I've discovered I'm all three.
So there you go - I never expected to end up here doing what I'm doing. But I sure am glad I have. And if I can do it, anyone can.
Hi!!!
I'm living in Sardinia and I'm so happy that you know our wonderful land!!!
In my blog sboicottiamolasardegna.blogspot.com (link to the post is: http://www.proxyhub.co.uk/index.php?hl=0011110001&q=uggc%3A%2F%2Ffobvpbggvnzbynfneqrtan.oybtfcbg.pbz%2F2007%2F05%2Fahbin-zbqn-vy-obvpbggnttvb.ugzy%23yvaxf%23ttp%3A%2F%2Fsboicottiamolasardegna.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fnuova-moda-il-boicottaggio.html%23links )
you can leave a comment to giustify or condemn the public boycott that some people is organizing (specially in internet) against the SARDINIA land (Italy's region in Mediterraneean Sea) in protest with the new tax "on luxury".
In sum in Sardinia there's a new tax that a turist(no resident) have to pay if he has :
1. a house near the cost (if it is a second house only for holidais) second the dimension of it: for exaple if you have a house of 60 m2 you pay about 600$ per year...
2. a yacht (only if you moor in sardinian ports)
3. privare airplains (only if you land in sardinian airport)
More of this people that protests obviously are rich person...
please help us!!!
Regards
Posted by: Shardana | June 07, 2007 at 12:16 AM
Hi Shardana
That was interesting timing. In my diary I've got a note to blog about the stealth tax in Sardinia in the next week or so.
So watch this space...
Posted by: Emma Bird | June 07, 2007 at 11:15 AM