Economic Crisis Can’t Hold Me Down

I took $600 and bought a plane ticket back to Greece.

I know, I’m crazy. But I do what I want, when I feel the time is right to do it.

Once again, I have no job lined. But I want this one last time.
Want what, may you ask? The chance to live and breathe once again and find the life that I felt the most free and comfortable living. This is abroad, in Greece. Throughout all my travels, even when I was 20 years old, the one place that always kept a permanent picture in my mind was Mykonos. A place where the locals began to know me, the mazes in town became familiar, and I met the love of my life. This small island in the middle of the Aegean sea has haunted me in my dreams and whispered in my ear, calling me back each day for some reason.

In the times of economic crisis, I will be the first to admit that I am nervous of leaving my job. However, I would not be believing in what I preach to others if I did not follow my heart and keep taking those leaps and bounds.

I have done what I accomplished in these past few months of being in Seattle. I came home, got a job very fast, made some money back, saw my family and friends, and realized that Seattle is not necessarily the place anymore for Lindsey LaMont. I always felt like Seattle was my comfort zone, when in fact, I have grown familiar with somewhere different.

My best friends have moved away or moved on, ex boyfriends have come and gone, jobs are scarce, and images of the rolling waves, sunshine, sand and laughter are echoing in my dreams.

I am very proud to say that I have the opportunity once again to see when life is knocking at my door, I take it’s hand and follow it down the path to happiness.

As of April 14th, 2009, I will be on a plane bound for Athens, Greece. I plan to stay until December.