The Journey

I was lying in bed last night thinking about what to write for my first blog post and like most nights had a million things running through my head. As I was dozing off it came to me. I sat up and realized that in order to talk about where I’m going, I first need to explain where I’ve been.

My name is Will and in about 5 months I will be quitting my day job and heading to New Zealand for a year. In the months leading up to the trip I will talk about some of the problems I come across as well as any feelings I might have about the trip. I’ve had a lot of people asking me to start a blog and a close friend of mind said many people might find inspiration from my story so here it is.

After hitting a rough time in my life, I decided it was time to pick myself up, dust myself off and get back out there. I have always been into working out so I decided to try out CrossFit. Within a month I had a new workout group and a girl I was interested in. I drug myself to the 6:30 am class just so I could embarrass myself in front of her with the hope I might catch her attention. Much to my disbelief all that suffering paid off. Within a month we had started dating. Spoiler alert, it ended up not working out but we still remain close. You may be wondering why I mention this but she and her brothers changed my life.

Her brothers were into fishing and up until this point I had no interest but figured eh what the hell I’ll give it a shot. So I bought a rod and went out to learn what I could about fly fishing. It took a few trips but I ended up landing my first fish and I haven’t looked back since. After experiencing that first taste of euphoria I have proceeded to chase it week in and week out. I spend at least 1 to 2 days a week fishing, even in the winter. Some call me crazy, others obsessed but I’d like to think I’m passionate. Passionate enough to leave a stable job, amazing family and great friends behind for a shot at catching some of the biggest trout in the world. All while traveling around, what some consider, the most beautiful country in the world.

As time goes on I will explain more about all that went into finding out I had such a passion for fly fishing and traveling. Since this is my first post feel free to give me any pointers as I’m not the best in terms of grammar. Also if you have any ideas for the next blog post, or anything having to do with Fly Fishing or New Zealand in general shoot me a line. I’m always open to recommendations.