Modern Day Nomad

Nomadic behavior is traditionally not seen within industrialized nations. The image of current Nomads are associated with Middle Eastern or African countries. Observing my trend in career changes (not just jobs but entire skill jumping), living locations, and social behaviors, people could call me a modern day Nomad.

My peripatetic nomadic behavior ensures I will never be an “expert” at anything. Instead my resume will be a rainbow colored array of this and that. Flexible enough to always find a job, but never specific enough to stay much longer than a year or two.

Unlike most, I have no fear of not finding a job. Switching jobs is just like switching underwear. A thong is not quite right for all occasions and I will never wear granny style.

I have found it incredible romantic with a person’s ability to fall in love with one place. It must be wildly passionate to never get bored discovering the same path, watching it grow and change as years go by, to never leave it but weather life storms staying put.

For years I have moved from one location to the next, each getting the butterflies in my stomach to explore and find special hidden niches in a cities street. Eventually, I find one reason or another why my city is not a long term fit. Thus packing up my bags and moving on, but always searching for that one city which I fall madly and deeply in love with, and it loves me back. I have never found it, and anticipate I never will.

Though I still find it romantic to love a city to where you never want to leave, I am a nomad at heart. I will accept what it has to offer, never expecting more. With each move, I will pour my heart into my current location and build fond memories to take with. I will rummage it’s hidden alleys, look through every window, and walk on every path, but never stay.