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*The futuristic ceiling of the (new) Hong Kong International Airport*

Hello, Hong Kong

Jenne Raub March 31, 2015

When I was six, my dad took off an overseas work trip that took him to Japan and Hong Kong. He was only gone for 10 days -- it seemed like an eternity -- and when it was time for him to come home, my mom carted me and my sister down to SFO to welcome him home.

I'd only been on airplanes a handful of times in my life and viewed all airline travel as inherently glamorous and cool. As we stepped on to the escalator at the International Terminal, all that glamour and cool magnified tenfold as I starred at the beautiful stewardesses jetting to and from the gates in their chic suits and perfectly coiffed hair. If I had thought the flight attendants on Southwest were cool, the elegant ladies of Pan Am and Cathay Pacific set a whole new level of life to aspire to. I immediately informed my mom that I was going to put my ballerina plans on hold and be a stewardess when I grew up.

This man is doing what he wants, which is exactly what he should. Tomar, Portugal, 2013. Image: jensetgo — *This man is doing what he wants, which is exactly what he should. Tomar, Portugal, 2013. Image:* *jensetgo*

Wants and Shoulds

Jenne Raub March 17, 2015

I did a major thing on Thursday. I quit my job.

My plan is pretty simple. I plan to travel for a couple months, then freelance in advertising.

No husband, no children, no mortage, no more student loans (huzzah) – if ever there was a time in my life to be free and pursue my dream of travel, this is it. I’m pretty fortunate to work in a field where freelance is common and after nine years in the trenches at some well-known shops, this is the time to go for it. (Yes, you may call it my "Eat Pray Love." No, I have not read the book. Yes, I thought the main character in the movie was the Most Self Absorbed Narcissist Of All Time™. No, I do not aspire to be like her.)