Everything can change in the glimpse of an eye.
Back in September 2017, I was in Costa Rica hitchiking, living on a 5 dollar budget per day, camping everywhere i was able to or sleeping on a stranger´s home and working wherever I could... long story short, I was putting myself on the line just to bring you some quality "adventure posts".
My plan was to head down to Colombia and then continue my way to Chile, but when I heard about Steem Fest 2 and that it was going to be celebrated in Lisbon, Portugal, my whole life changed. I had to be there and I had to change my future plans.
I booked a plane ticket to Belgium and then I hitchhiked my way down to Portugal in less than 4 days.
After Steem Fest 2, my plan was to go to Eastern Europe and to adventure the hell out of it, but my life back in Mexico got in the way. I had to go back to deal with some paperwork I thought wouldn´t need my attention until 2019. I am not going to lie to you, it was worth it, coming back to my homecountry gave me the chance to regroup and to think about my future options.
Today is January 24th and I want to go to Eastern Europe - yeah, I still want to go there - but sadly I have to stay in Mexico until my paperwork is finished. The thing about paperwork in a third world country is that it takes 10 times longer to reach an agreement.
So, I can´t leave to Europe until this is settled. It may take some months but I don´t want to stay here, I want to keep moving, but I have to be close enough to buy a cheap ticket plane and come back in case I am needed.
I have to stay in my continent - America- so my first thought was going to Venezuela and I was very close to flying there, but my main contact there got compromised. After that I thought about traveling to Colombia, but the flight tickets are too expensive and coming back from Colombia to Mexico in such a short notice would drain all my savings, so I decided to go to a country I have already been to, but this time with my brother, and this time with a budget a little more loosen.
I am leaving to Guatemala in a few days and my plan is to stay there until my lawyer tells me "Hey Eric, it is time to come back, paperwork is waiting" - damn you lawyers.
The thing about being a nomad, is that you don´t belong anywhere and you belong everywhere. I can´t stand staying in one place for a long time hence, I have to leave. I searched for cheap flights anywhere and the best option was Guatemala - just South of Mexico - andeven though I´ve been there before, this time I am going with another purpose, a more professional purpose, a goal you will find out in a month or so when I finish the project. But I can guarantee you, it will leave you with a square face.
If you thought hitchhiking in central america, sleeping in a stranger´s house, eating crap all the time and risking my life was hardcore, I bet this time you will think of me as "a crazy person".
My blog is about adventures, and it has been a while since I have given you a proper adventure, it´s about time I risk my life once again.
Why?
Because I am 