Fly... At Last

August 18, 2020 marked a new beginning of my life: I am going to Taiwan to explore other opportunities that I have long desired.  This photo was taken at JFK prior to my departure,  My flight was at 01:25.

I flew to Taipei, Taiwan !!   I left New York, the place where my childhood and growth took place.  
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Yes, I left New York during the global pandemic.  It was a torn decision and one that I am still holding my breath on while I am currently writing this from my hotel room in Taiwan during my two weeks quarantine. 
Yes, a journey that many of my close friends have heard me say... and now, after decades of my desires, I am finally embarking on my journey.  For those of you who know me this is an opportunity that I have longed for, and only in my dreams. 
Yes, finally i a doing something for me.  While it's nerve wrecking because of the up and move.  And as I am getting older the adjustment is something that is worrisome.  But, yet I long for this opportunity.  I hungered for this for decades. 
Yes, I left a community that I have deep roots and have lived for decades and established relationships that I may or may not have known.  But, if one loves me and is there for me, then they'll be there when I return. 
Yes, I do think that this pandemic is the time to reset and start.  There is no better time than now.  Simply because everything is on a reset, whether one likes it or now.  It isn't up to any specific government anymore. 
Yes, I will return come back to New York one day.  I am unsure when just yet nor what the future actually holds.  Unless someone can definitively tell me what the future holds.  Because with our world now, let's just take it one step at a time. 
Yes, lastly, I will conquer and grow from what I need to.  Life my life and charter my own wings, pause and look and feel around me; even to just smell, touch, feel, hear and see what and who really loves me and is real.

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