Happy Chinese New Year...
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One, I am who I am, and I am the most comfortable in my skin now than I ever have been in my life. I know my strengths. I am well aware of my weaknesses. I love myself just the same. With that comes the wisdom to also know that some people will 'get it' and some people won't. Everyone's perceptions of you and your actions, will also be a reflection of their own experiences in their own life. Therefore; you cannot and should not aim to please everyone else. There was a time in the past where I was very self-conscious about the way I looked, how I acted, how much emotion I would let people see, and it turned me into an anxious ridden mess. I have grown so much from those years into a confident, forward thinking, headhunter. I know I am an extremist. I know I am a control freak. I also know I am personable, yet have a knack for getting shit done (to be frank) in a way most people couldn't.
My work ethic is kind of sickening at times. But I will quote one of my mental mentors, Will Smith again. (see inspirational video below) "If we're both on a treadmill, either you're getting off first, or I'm gonna die. You will not outwork me." There you have it. When you find your calling, what you are CERTAIN you were put on this Earth to do, to offer the world, that's the level your brain functions on. Period.
Two, I am turning into my grandmother. This is the revelation that made me laugh and I'll be talking to my vixen grandmother tonight about it. This woman is in her 70s and is so on point. I credit it to the phenom genes she has since passed down to me, but more importantly, she keeps moving! When everyone else in my family, and many peers her age were migrating down south like a flock of birds, for a slower pace, she was completely against it. I get my short boredom threshold from her as well. She has to be active, and she is. I see my evolution into her most when I host events (like this past NYE with the Tribe). I've been throwing house parties since I was in Middle School. This is a secret love of mine. My grandmother, also, has been the host of damn near every family function. That's her thing. Her and my Aunts. No matter the event, there is something you will see...my grandmother moving and handling everything. When everyone is telling her to sit down, and relax she's looking at them with a steak knife and the look is enough for them to know they better go sit down, enjoy their drink, and let Ruthie handle the background. And she does flawlessly. Is it stressful? At times. Does she delegate? Yes. Does she get a high off of seeing other people enjoy themselves? YES. And that is where I think there is a disconnect with some people. When you are a 'giver' you get your enjoyment out of everyone else having a good time, not by getting drunk and being part of the shenanigans. That's your satisfaction and your reward. Thus, I am turning into this woman more and more by the day. I'd have it no other way.
Three, I am most attracted to (which is giving away to solely attracted to) people who live with a purpose. This 'attraction' spans from relationships into friendships and even 'familyships'. These are people who attack their dreams . A huge lesson I learned in 2011 is that entrepreneurs, get other entrepreneurs. We (without explanation) understand the hustle, time, blood, sweat, tears, and money (can the church say amen) it takes to build your own personal empires. We get it! We know the fear, risk, and utter faith it takes to bet everything on YOURSELF. And that is precisely what it takes to make it happen. You must give everything! I was on a date last week and the gentlemen made the comment, "I know that anytime we speak, 2/3 of the conversation is going to be about Nomad•ness and the Tribe." I smiled and laughed because he is 150% right. When you are building you HAVE to be that tuned into what you are doing until it launches on its own. My conversations with 'builders' are amazing, and different in many ways from those when I am just interacting with people generically. The smoke and mirrors are gone, and we have a true mental connection. That's what I want in my life for 2012.
All in all, I'm pleased with what has shown itself, and the filtration it's bringing about. Starting that physical cleanse tomorrow. I really ask for everyone to take the time, and even if it's just one thing, find your revelations going into the first week of 2012. And thank you so much for the support you all have given. 2012 is THE year!
Paris, France
Sweden
Sydney, Australia
Let's start 2011 with the real definition of Nomad•ness! 2010 has been a year of extremes. From seeing seven different countries, to going through the death of a best friend. It has been one of ups and downs. It has also been one of great growth and possibility.
Going into 2011, I want everyone to life the true definition of having 'no madness'. Release it all and go into this year anew. Nomad•ness in life, love, travel, health, financies...clear the madness in it all!
To all the supporters of the site, new amazing things will be taking place next year! Nomad•ness will be relaunching and you'l see what started as a place where Evie shared her world, turn into a lifestyle choice for those who want to take ahold of the world, one country at a time.
I love you all, ALL AROUND THE WORLD, have a Nomad•ness New Year!
REWIND!
I'm here writing the memoir, and I'm up to the part where I'm writing about Christmas last year. Where I was, who I was with, and how it all went down. I was in Japan, at Kotoyo's house surrounded by new friends and lots of love.
Helping to jog the memory, I remembered that I created this video last year, bringing my Japanese Christmas to you all.
I had to rewind back to it, and damn if the nostalgia doesn't nearly bring me to tears, exactly one year later.
I couldn't help but laugh at Kotoyo's "Not yet." to being called Suguru's wife. One year later, they are married. I have an amazing set of friends on that side of the world.
I love and miss you Kotoyo, Suguru, Sakaia, Megan, Yoshi, Roni, Mami, Miwa. Definitely visiting sooner rather than later.
Everyone is inspired by something different. Like rain, I'm inspired to write during snowstorms. Looking outside my window, I see the first snow has begun. The streets are coated white. A pale dusting atop cars, and I want to sit in the dark and let my fingers create the lines that are contianed in the final stretch of my book. Soon enough, this blog just had to get out...
I'm so inspired at what 2011 can be, already. There will be a new site launch that is going to bring Nomadnesstv.com to the next level. Completing the memoir is underway, and the evolution of evierobbie continues.
Thank you for riding it out thus far, and continuing to see the progress. I'm working on the goodies for you all.
Find your inspiration...
It's that time again. Before the New Year, reflection sits in and it's time for my Top 3s of 2010. Enjoy. If you're mentioned, thank you for the contribution you've made to my life this year.
Places:
1. Japan 2. Cambodia 3. India
People: (sorry needed 7)
1. Mom 2. Nelson 3. Dad 4. Stephanie 5. Megan 6. Kotoyo 7. Jeremiah
Events:
1. Holi Festival 2. New Year's in Tokyo 3. Goodybye Party at Kotoyo's House
Most Memorable Moments:
1. Waterfall in Thailand 2. Angkor Wat/Ta Prohm in Cambodia 3. Taj Mahal
Hardest Moments: (needed 4)
1. Rudi's wake/funeral 2. Stranded in China for 3 days 3. Saying goodbye to my students in Japan
Books:
1. NYC•Gaijin 2. The Places that Scare You (again...) 3. The Richest Man in Babylon
Epic Fails:
1. Wikileaks all of America's foreign secrets...damn 2. Republicans taking over the house 3. Catching Dengue Fever in Thailand
Words:
1. Insane 2. I 3. survive
Successes: (needed 4)
1. 7 countries in 10 months 2. Approaching final stretch of memoir 3. Launching Evierobbie Media LLC and Nomad•ness website 4. Snagging my man
Trips for 2011:
1. Spain 2. Morocco 3. Egypt
Plans for 2011
1. Out of negative debt 2. Book agent/publisher 3. Nomad•ness picked up by a network
and you?
This week represents something that has been in the making for two years.
It's the first time in two years that I've been home for the holiday season. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's. the entire season. Family, friends, boyfriend, pets, the 'neighborhood'. It all comes alive.
New York City, during Christmas is nothing less than angelic.
Thanksgiving boasts it's Macy's parade. Carols sneak their way into elaborate store front displays. Ice skating become the exercise of choice in Bryant Park and Rockefellar Center. It's just the vibe.
2 years in the making...
Erica's Trip to Sri Lanka
Erica is on her way to Sri Lanka at the end of December, into the first few weeks of the New Year to help build houses with Habitat For Humanity.
The countdown is on and she has 30 days to raise $1850.
That would bring two full homes to Negombo, Sri Lanka.
She's also done similar work in Cambodia. A place we all know is dear to my heart.
More info on her trip and fundraiser is HERE!
Help support, even $1. I mean, her sign alone deserves something.
I had this up as a status about a month back. The realization of everything I've done in 2010, alone. We're officially in November, and the mirage of what has made up all these moments in 2010 is humbling, exciting, even tiring. Home feels good. It feels right, right now. The world did me good this year, and as per usual to Evita, the traveling was extreme. Never half assed...
Japan: New Years in Tokyo, and the Nomad•ness episode to rep it. Niigata and saying goodbye to life long friends and children I taught. Started off the year with a ton of goodbyes, but have been adamant about keeping in touch.
India- Late Feb into March; Three cities and a desert in eleven days. Stephanie, Melissa, and I hit the ground running in India. Holi Festival and our lives are changed forever.. Nomad•ness epsiodes and some of my favorite travel photography. Running your fingers across the Taj Mahal is out of this world.
NYC: April into August; Home sweet home, for what was supposed to be a substantial amount of time. Until an opportunity presented itself.
China: End of August; two days in Hong Kong rummaging around, getting reused to Asia. Then stranded there for four days while trying to reach home again a few days before Halloween.
Thailand: September to November; home for what would end up being two months. From the streets of Bangkok, to the country of Saraphi. Chiang Mai temporarily replaced the concrete jungle.
Cambodia: The place in Asia that stole my heart. Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm were the catalyst, and the city of Siem Reap is what kept me there past my border run, for sure. So much to see, experience, and the art...oh the art. Many back alleys there reminded me more of Europe than any Asian country I'd visited before. I'll be back.
Burma: Oh Visa-Run, how you loved us so...
Gratitude for being able to live out dreams, and for those who helped support it.
Nomad•ness Episode 3 follows me around a traditional and absurd New Year's in Tokyo, Japan. Check it out...