Hi there,

This is Will's mini-road trip email newsletter. So much has happened since we last spoke. I spent a lot of time in Georgia - Atlanta and Savannah. Then, I went down to Florida.

If you want more updates, I have been posting a lot on my youtube. If you go to my instagram @nolimitswill, you can find a link to my youtube of my travel adventures.

I've been busy, so I can't post a lot. But the email is a place to get deeper than in a social media post.

There have been plenty of fun things I've encountered, including visiting where they filmed Forrest Gump's bench (one of my favorite movies), taking acting classes in Atlanta, trying out hot pot for the first time in decades (and loving it), visiting the beach at Tybee Island, eating some lemon pepper flavored mussels, experiencing the beauty and quirks of Florida (Disney Springs, frogs/geckos on the sidewalk, palm trees) participating in a table tennis league, learning how to use a sword, and trying new foods.

That comes, of course, with struggles: maintaining a balanced budget, cooking and eating in, dealing with 30+ minutes of traffic each direction to find an activity, the days where there's nothing to do, and most importantly, dealing with negativity.

I've gotten a bit better at it but it keeps popping up. I am often critical of each new city I visit. I know by now that I shouldn't and shouldn't expect much. That's my game plan at least but I sometimes let the emotions take over. I guess every city has its issues. The traffic, the people, and so forth. I've caught myself a few times getting sad or unhappy, thinking that maybe all cities have their issues and I'll never find the city for me, which means I'll always feel like there's not much to do and I'll have trouble making friends or meeting people.

In reality, I've been to some big cities like NYC. I've done a lot, more than most locals, to go out of my way to meet people. I've gone to more meetup events, classes, cool things that many people. I guess there are enough days where I check meetup.com and there's nothing worthwhile going on in my area and I feel dejected since that means I'll just be bumming around at home or at the gym. But arguably, that's still better than most people. Even those days where I'm just at home are useful to recharge and catch up on work. Too much travel can burn me out, and there's a lot of stuff I want to catch up on (youtube videos, projects, I'm taking a youtube course and an acting course virtually as well).

I do appreciate the few individuals I've talked to who are right there with me supporting me in a positive way on my journey. They're nothing but supportive and positive for me to take this next step in personal development and live a life worth living. With all that said and done, I'm grateful to be able to do what I do and I have no regrets. I'm going to look back on this time and say, man what a great choice it was. I think my life would've been much more boring and dull if I didn't start traveling the country. I was so over living in the same place!

Finally, I think one thing I need to be honest with myself about is dating. I assumed moving to a bigger city would solve a lot of my problems. Perhaps, it's my attitude and perspective that can change. I do get a trickle of matches on dating apps and that's increased a bit depending on the city. But there's no need to tell a false woe-is-me story that I'm getting no results. I get matches and go on dates on rare occasion, so there are people interested in me. There is some interest there, though maybe not at the caliber I want. I did some reflecting yesterday as I watched Stranger Things 4, and I realized a girl next door type like Maya Hawke would be great. She doesn't think she's better than anyone, she's down to earth, has a lot of personality, has street smarts, isn't a bombshell but has a cute vibe. On occasion, I get some positive optimism. A few weeks ago, it was from a random Atlanta local who commented in my video telling me to don't give up and that things get better. I think he's right. Things are getting better and I even went out to buy some new clothings to upgrade my wardrobe. I'm off to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter soon, really excited about that! There's so much more to life than to get negative and dwell on the things you don't have yet.

I hope you have a great week!

Will