77: THE BIG REVEAL: WE ARE LEAVING CHINA!! WHERE ARE WE GOING?

We are we are leaving that dream to pursue another dream which we've always talked about since we met 10 years ago. Dreams are a great test because a dream is going to test your resolve. A real dream is something that only hangs on to you but you will hang on to it. And I've just never really been able to shake that long. And allows us to get over our fear and to go forward no matter what obstacles are thrown in our path. We're not going to let that get in our way now. Of course not. Exactly, exactly. But in this COVID world it's very awkward and hard to do what we're doing. You are now looking upon the horizon the roads forking and you think to yourself this is a world filled with possibility and I am steeled and ready for the challenge that lay before me. Now what? I am the captain of my own ship and I will write this story. There were times a few months ago when I lost my job when it was hard to be hopeful. Some days were really dark and I definitely hit a low point. It was difficult in the moment to see the future possibilities. Think about a time in your life that felt like a low point at the moment but actually changed everything for you. Maya Angelou used to say to me all the time, baby God put a rainbow in the cloud. There have been many times when you're on the ground and you're going to fly somewhere. This is my favorite moment in life that when it's really dark and dreary on the ground and then you get in the plane and within three minutes you shoot above the clouds and you see the sun was always there. Well a couple weeks ago we dropped a video that said we were leaving China. We asked you guys to help us with where we should go on our next adventure and next phase of our lives. You had some really good suggestions. Yeah some great suggestions. We read them all, thank you. Yeah we like the Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Indonesia, I think Fiji. I love Fiji. I think you're getting the idea of the kinds of places that we definitely want to live in. How can we incorporate all of them as part of our plan because we like all of them. I know and we just had to get really creative, right? Yes. We are announcing here I think uh at the Qingdao marina. It's an appropriate place to bring our viewers, our friends and family this information. We are in the process of buying a sailboat. A sailboat! Yay! And our plan is to get on that sailboat and circumnavigate the world. We have one little issue. We don't know how to sail yet. We're not going to let that get in our way. No, of course not. Exactly, exactly. And you can teach a monkey to sail. Okay, okay. Hiring a skipper for a couple of weeks or a week is going to be all you need. What are the chances of you actually sinking the boat? And that risk is very, very small. Fear is what prevents us from doing so many things and you guys have really encouraged us. We're shopping for a boat which we're in the process. But in this COVID world, it's very awkward and hard to do what we're doing because just like a house, the boat has to be inspected before you buy it. We'd like to see it too and we can't see it yet. Ever since I was in the fourth grade, I've really wanted to sail around the world. I read a book called Dove and it was about a gentleman who was the youngest male to circumnavigate. And I've just never really been able to shake that love. And then I think it was rekindled when I met my sweetie. She's so adventurous. And then YouTube, watching other people do it, we just figured, you know, we need to do this. And you're probably asking, well, how long are you going to do this? We don't know. We are going to see how it goes and the good news about sailing and this adventure is that we don't have to put a time stamp on it. But we are going into this as wide open. We do realize that everything on the water is twice as hard. The marine environment. Twice as expensive. Takes twice as long. We've got a lot to do. We're going to be really busy. But that's part of the fun, isn't it? Learning new skills. Yeah. And huge shout out to Sailing Zatarra and Gone With The Winds. Lots of couples and families out on the water that have inspired us to pursue this. We appreciate it. And we're really grateful that they've shared their stories with us. And we're going to share our stories with you. And we hope that we can inspire some of you to make the jump like we have. And if you don't, just live vicariously through us. We also want to inspire you to pursue your dreams. And while it might be scary and it might be something that creates a lot of challenges for you, it also helps you to grow and learn. And that's something that's really important. Now, what are we going to call the boat? The boat is going to be called Sailing Vessel Blown Away. Our new education is getting ready to happen. Learning all new things. Learn from each opportunity that you have. Let no opportunity be too small for your time. And let no opportunity be too big for your possibilities. We hope you'll stay tuned. Subscribe. Hit the like button if you enjoyed this video. And hopefully you will keep following us and our adventure as it unfolds. We'll keep you posted. And please leave some comments, okay? Thanks a lot, guys. Thanks for watching.