I never imagined things would never come to this my name is Ben calcific and I'm about to make one of the biggest decisions of my life I'm just your average person I guess I was caught up in the 9 to 5 6 to 3 work system we call life maybe no different from you for years I have been living a mediocre life living the same day over and over
something that I really never felt content with for years I worked very
hard to make a living in various jobs saving all I could in hope that one day I could support a family and make my parents proud for five years I worked as a cabinet maker building kitchens and bathrooms with the team of other cabinet makers I valued making money more than I valued the exciting experiences I could have had in this world leaving before the Sun for work and quite often arriving home to the Stars it was the only life I knew until my brother Jaime invited me on a trip with him to Southeast Asia little did I know that trip would change me forever what I saw and the things I experienced took hold
of me in an uncontrollable way for people the cultures the amazing
landscapes I finally felt like I was alive and had a sense of purpose but soon after it was time to go back to reality and face the repetitive work life I have been living week in and week out but I was left with an important question burning inside me was this really reality

I thought it was time to find out so here I am about to make my biggest decision of all times leaving my friends my family and my home in search of a greater life not knowing fully whether it'll be the right decision but knowing any decision to leave was better than
any decision to stay August 25th 2017 I quit my job I bought a one-way ticket to Asia packed my things put away my work tools from the last time and hung up my work I traded my trade for my dreams
of course if it wasn't for my little brother none of this would have ever