about
Hi there! I'm happy you found your way to my little personal blog, and I hope you will stay awhile!
So, who am I? My name is Sarah, and I live in Austria in the beautiful federal state of Styria - at the moment.
I work as a senior citizen program coordinator alongside my biology studies to afford a living and ballet training. An outdoor blog makes sense for a biologist, but why am I doing this exactly? I
started this blog before I went to university, as it was my dream to become a professional dancer. Sadly, it didn't work out - it was (and still is) hard - but there's another way for me to go.
Now, you might ask yourself: "What does a dancer do with a hiking- and travel blog?"
Well, to answer this question, I need to expand a bit.
Why I want to travel and hike...
One of the main reasons why I started travelling and hiking is because of personal growth.
I am a little bit of an insecure person, and my anxiety sometimes makes my life difficult.
I want to change these insecurities and toxic habits because they limit me, so I have been working on them for a long time now. I completely changed my view of life because life is short, and nobody comes out alive anyways, so why should we waste even a minute or second of it?
Things are getting better, but there is still a long way ahead. And that's where I think travelling and hiking can help me.
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When I go hiking, it stops me from living in the past and makes me live in the present more because nature is one of the most beautiful things, and I am
so fascinated by all of its wonders that I completely forget my sorrows. I find peace, happiness, and time to feel myself - to feel the moment I live in, which is very important for getting
better at letting go.
- Travelling forces me to approach people, so I hope it will give me more self-confidence. It also helps me to discover new perspectives, to see all of those beautiful places planet earth has to offer and explore the unknown.
The feeling of losing my direction like a broken compass often accompanies me, and sometimes I don't know where I belong. I feel like I do not fit in with society at all. In the past, I often felt stressed about it but I decided to change my mind to see it not as a weakness but as a strength to be different. So now I am searching for something that feels like home to me, like belonging somewhere, and at the same time, I am striving for freedom and self-realisation.
Self-realisation also means doing the things that I always wanted to try. For example, I have always felt connected to the water, been interested in marine life, and watched all the documentaries I could find on it. That is the reason why I finally started diving.
As I have already mentioned, I had to start something new. So I gifted myself a fantastic camera - I love it, it was the best decision ever - and I got myself an anti-theft-backpack, and a hard shell suitcase, for taking a flight.
I decided to write this blog, so I can take you with me on adventures and inspire you to go on your own.
There is one huge reason I started all this: I want to live my life to the fullest.
I have had the desire to discover the world, go hiking and diving, and find new beautiful places for a long time now, as I have seen so little of the world. But I never did because I had no one who would come along with me, and I was too scared to do it alone. It took me a while to realise that the only person I need to do all the things that I want to do in my life is myself.
So what am I waiting for?
By now, when I'm not going alone, my boyfriend Philip fortunately accompanies me on my way, and always puts a smile on my face :) .
♡