I Quit My Job and Travelled Around Europe For 10 Days. Here’s What I Learned.
The trip wasn’t great but the lessons were
My last day at work was June 1.
Three days later, I was on a flight to Paris with my parents, kicking off our 10-day Europe trip that was long overdue.
After months of seeing people quitting their job to travel around Europe on Instagram reels, I finally manifested one of my own.
And it was not good.
Having lived in The Netherlands for 3 years and visiting other countries off-season, returning as a tourist was a big mistake.
But this mediocre trip still taught me a few big lessons that I shall keep close to my heart.
#1 I’m extremely privileged
With the ongoing recession and how difficult it is to get a job nowadays, I had the luxury of quitting on my own will, traveling across the world, and still having enough money saved up to not ask for my parents’ support for at least 6 months from now.
That is a testament to how privileged I am.
Of course, I work hard to get to where I am.
But constantly grinding (and the cha-ching that came with it) without setting aside time to…
