Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Where do we go from here amigo?

In my life, I have never come across a decision that has been so damn difficult. I have always been a decisive person, I have always known who I am and where I am going. My life was planned out for the first 29 years. I am now here. Somewhere between where I was and where I am going, only I don't know where I should be.

I have a nice house, great friends and overall, I am happy. But I know that this place, this so called "Paradise" isn't my paradise. It is beautiful here in Sarasota, but I know it isn't my home. I know I'm not going back to my original home of Wisconsin - too populated now. I am facing the decision to move to Finland or New Zealand. Or we could hold on to the house a little longer and make more money from it in a few more onths or years from now.

We have family in Finland, on my wife's side, and a home to land in once we are there. I've always wanted to live in Europe. The history, the multi-cultural diversity, beautiful. But then there is New Zealand, uncharted territory for me and my wife, a place we have both dreampt of going to. Wide open spaces, a great design community, skydiving, nature and so much wide open country. We're both a desired commodity there, but it's so far away from the rest of our families, at least in Finland we would have her family and I could travel to see mine - but it's so damn cold there - and dark. Well, enough ranting, do we flip a coin?