Preparing to move to Bali

By admin on April 4, 2012 in Blue Season Bali, diving, explore Bali, packing, traveling

Packing it in a 70 liter bag:

The task of moving to a new place is always daunting. I am finishing up my last month or so of work. I am officially finished on May 4. I have already started thinking about all the things I need to prepare to head to Bali. First off I need to find someone to take over my room in the house I live in. It’s going to be sad to say goodbye but I am looking forward to starting a new chapter in Bali. I already have my ticket booked, but it flies from Phuket, so I still need to figure out the logistics of getting from one side of Thailand to the other. I will most likely head down south and visit some friends for a week before going to the Island of the Gods. Of course I need to figure out my visa before I can get one the plane! That means booking tickets, gathering documents, and generally making sure that I have everything in order.

One of the biggest challenges will be trying to fit my life into my 70L backpack. I know, 70L sounds like a lot, but it is amazing how much stuff you can accumulate in a year! So this means sorting, lots of sorting. I am not very good at getting rid of things so this may require so help from my oh-so-dedicated friends. Good thing I won’t need most of my “land” necessitates under the water. Although the task of whittling your life down into the things that will fit into one backpack is daunting it is also cleansing. We have so many things in like that we don’t need. Our lives become filled with material clutter that seams important but in reality is unnecessary. I was talking to my friend last night about the amazing freedom of moving to a new place. ~~It all starts with putting your whole life into that one backpack.~~ Being able to let go of all the junk that has piled up in your current life and move into the unknown with only the things you can carry on your back. So here I come Bali, ready to start again, just me and my backpack.

I am so excited to be moving to Bali and there are so many reasons why. Check out my next post to see just a few.

* Well, I gave the backpack a good try. Turns out with all my scuba gear I couldn’t fit it all into one bag. One backpack and a suitcase, same thing right?