When Songs Take You To Another Place And Time

It's funny how things that happen in your life today can take you back to a time and place when you made a difficult decision that ended up having a huge impact on your life. I was sitting here today listening to music on my iPod when Boston started playing. I haven't listened to Boston for over 10 years. In fact, the last time I listened to Boston was the night I decided that I was not going to take a job in New Zealand.

While tryign to decide if I was going to take the job, I weighed the pros and cons of moving around the world and to a completely different hemisphere. To be honest, there were not too many cons on the list, but I ended up staying put and if I hadn't, I wouldn't have met my future wife (just three months later).

I often think of that day, when I was checking out airline fares, direct travel insurance, hotel stays, and such. I was planning to see different parts of the world as I made my way south for the job. I have no regrets about not taking the job, but I do regret not traveling while I had the chance.

I suppose I still have the chance now, but with three young kids, I am a bit more hesitant about traveling, even though there are many different online booking tools that can help me out, and the availabilty of travel insurance is much better these days.

Who knows, my wife and I, along with our kids, just might make it Down Under yet.

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