My ideal lifestyle in a year - Where to live

I’m a bit of a nomad sometimes, so while doing some MASSIVE reflection this weekend I wrote out an ideal year in terms of where I’d be living- putting some thought on this has been long overdue.  This is of course a rough draft and may change but I really love the idea of mapping out your ideal life and then aiming for it.

3 weeks in NYC

1-1.5 months in the Bay Area

4-5 months in Los Angeles

3 weeks-1 month travelling

3 months - completely new places

1 week in Santa Barbara

4 weeks in France (about 2 weeks in Paris)

1-3 weeks in South America or anywhere very warm & tropical

In case you might be wondering how there could be one month traveling when it might seem that is practically all traveling- let me offer this distinction.  I view traveling as doing something like the following: checking out shops, museums, checking out the local attractions, basically being a tourist.  When I’m done with all the interesting things of the place, then I keep on traveling.  I would compare this to LIVING somewhere by saying that when I feel like I’m doing this I am a part of the local community.  I may be working, or volunteering or in some way connecting with the people and accomplishing some kind of goal or task.