However, with my contract expiring in September I am looking for anything else but a new assignment. Maybe I am going to take a sabbatical. It's not that I have done such before (eight years in Canada don't count, or do they?), and this pipe dream of mine is spinning round and round in my head.
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Können Frauen auch eine Midlife Crisis bekommen?
Man hat ja schon davon gehört, dass Frauen die Männergrippe bekommen können, also besteht auch die Möglichkeit, dass Frauen die Midlife Crisis bekommen können. Aber keine Sorge. Ich bin weit davon entfernt, mir einen Sportwagen zu kaufen, ich bin glücklich verheiratet (16 Jahre und hoffentlich mehr), ich mag meinen Beruf eigentlich immer noch und ich besitze bereits diese Harley. Aber im September läuft mein Vertrag aus und ich will mich noch nicht mit einer Neuanstellung beschäftigen. Vielleicht nehme ich mir eine Auszeit. So etwas habe ich bisher noch nicht gemacht (acht Jahre Kanada zählen nicht, oder?), und diese verrückte Idee vom Jahresanfang spukt mir immer wieder im Kopf herum.
Sonja you know as well as I, women can do anything, even have a midlife crisis if they want. Sounds to me like you'll be looking for a parking space somewhere in NA - might I suggest somewhere that isn't buried under 4 feet of snow for 4 months ;0)
ReplyDeleteKaren, actually I am perfectly content but in the mood to try something I haven't done before... since I won't be riding all year round, the bike being buried under snow (or actually the garage) during winter is alright with me :-)
DeleteI think it's fair to say that human beings have midlife crises. Is the US West dream so close you can almost touch it? We will be here when you get here. :^)
ReplyDeleteMartha, going west is always in my mind, and going back and going across. From the Canadian to the Mexican border... let's see where my part-time adventure will lead me.
DeleteI think your plan sounds like an incredible idea and worth following through with if at all possible. Others have done trips with 'parked' machines and it all seems so practical, as practical as that far from home travel can be accomplished. If you can make it happen you should.
ReplyDeleteCoop, I am thinking round-trips, as there will be another player in the game but who knows what we will come up with.
DeleteI don't call it a crisis. Call it feeding the inner child. :)
ReplyDeleteExactly the word I was looking for. Thank you, Kari.
DeleteI'm with bluekat on this... Re-label it. It is in our human nature to be curious, to discover. Don't defy that.
DeleteGood point Ry, it's all a matter of perspective.
DeleteI'll go out on a limb and say, sure. Why not?
ReplyDeleteIf it comes with a lot of positive energy I am all for it, Richard.
DeleteVisiting my continent and exploring it on a motorcycle is lots of fun. You'd never regret a trip like this. There's plenty to see and nice people to meet.
ReplyDeleteAlly, I also believe that exploring North America on a bike is the best way to travel. And it opens up so many opportunities of seeing things, and meeting people.
DeleteDie Mentaltrainerin hat uns neulich einen Satz mit auf den Weg gegeben: "Einfach machen!"
ReplyDeleteUnd BTW, deine Idee hat was ... von Freiheit, Abenteuer und Sonja. Also, worauf wartest du ... ääääh ... außer auf das Auslaufen deines Vertrages und um mal eine Zeile von den Höhner zu zitieren: Wenn nicht jetzt, wann dann? Wenn nicht hier, sag mir wo und wann ...
Och, Funny, ehrlich gesagt hätte ich nichts dagegen, früher los zu legen... aber das Taschengeld nehme ich noch mit ;-)
DeleteLife is a crisis - period!
ReplyDeleteYep, but a good one ;-)
DeleteA sabbatical...I like that idea.....perhaps a pan-european road trip?
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Dom. That too. Actually I'd like to go on a trip around the Baltic Sea...
DeleteThat would be very cool! I hear the Norwegian Fjords are quite spectacular in terms of scenery. My Father-in-Law visits there regularly as he's of Norwegian ancestry....hangs out with a buddy in the northern portion of Norway I believe.
DeleteNorway is a beautiful country, Dom. With its Fjords very similar to the Canadian We(s)t Coast. Definitely motorcycle territory.
DeleteWho let you out of the kitchen? With shoes on none the less! Next you will be wanting the right to vote! ((goes and crawls back under his rock somewhere in the middle ages)).
ReplyDeleteHa! Robert, actually not only with shoes but motorcycle boots (which are also good for kicking butts...). Afraid of women power? Good! Have fun under that rock of yours ;-)
DeleteGlad to see you took it in the tongue in cheek manner it was intended. :)
DeleteLiebe Sonja, vielen Dank für Deinen Kommentar auf meiner Seite. Ich wünsche Dir viel Kraft und Mut, um Deine Träume umzusetzen. Du hast sicherlich gelesen, wie glücklich mich meine Reise gemacht hat. Selbst Tage und Wochen noch danach, bin ich in meinen Träumen und im Herzen in dieser wunderbaren skandinavischen Landschaft unterwegs gewesen. Ein kleiner Tipp am Rande, kennst du das Tesch Travel Treffen in Malmedy? Ein Treffen von Motorradreisebegeisterten weltweit. Schau mal auf dieser Seite nach: http://www.berndtesch.de/Deutsch/Treffen/57TTT2015.html
ReplyDeleteDa wirst Du mich und meinen Mann in diesem Jahr auch erstmalig antreffen.
Hab eine gute Zeit.
Liebe Grüße Martina
Hi Martina, Deine Freude am Reise hat man dem Tagebuch angemerkt. So muss es sein. Danke für den Tipp mit dem Tesch-Treffen. Ich wünschte mir so etwas eher im kleineren Kreise mit mehr Damen im "Team" ;-) Viel Spaß auch weiterhin auf Deinen/Euren Touren.
DeleteThere's no such thing as a midlife crisis.
ReplyDeleteThat term was invented by younger adults who had become stuck in their well worn ruts and unable to understand how some older more more secure, more mature individuals were able to break free, challenge convention, and truly enjoy the remainder of their lives.
Calling it a crisis makes the rutters feel better.
David, you are able to make it sound quite poetic. Breaking free... that's what it all is about.
DeleteI always thought a women's mid-life crisis involved a boob job, wearing non age-apropriate clothing, and dying your hair blonde. Doesn't sound like any of those have got you yet.
ReplyDeleteThe pipe-dream sounds awesome if you can make it a reality.
Brandy, you just made my day. Phew! Thank the Powers-that-be! What I have is clearly NOT the midlife crisis, because these things never sprung to mind.
DeleteShows what classy guys hang around here. Most anywhere else on the 'net, Brandy's comment would have generated 100 others, each less appropriate than the next.
ReplyDeleteThanks heavens I chose the poetic high road.