4.23.20 // Nick.

You know those people...
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The ones you can be your true unedited version of yourself with?
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For me, this is one of those humans. And I miss him. A lot.
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I always wanted to travel- lusting after a constantly changing horizon and pushing my senses through the unfamiliar.
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Nick was my first friend to step into the world of travel.
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Starting our friendship over depressing grey cubicle walls, we would play games like "have you cried in your cube today." Over pathetic homemade lunches, we would swap stories, question our futures, and swoon over each other's hopes and dreams.
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Then one day Nick announced that he was quitting. He was divorcing the business casual dress code, the mini high-rise on Wisconsin Avenue, and the stagnant life that neither of us wanted.
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I was blown away. He was doing it!
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Nick spent the next several years hopping around the globe.
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Starting in Europe, he worked random gigs and experienced the world through workaways. He invited me to join, I never went... I couldn't afford it, didn't have time with a serious BF, or some other excuse.
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Then Nick went to Central America, he launched his travel consulting company with his feed in the sand. He invited me to join, I never went... I started a new job, Scout couldn't be alone, or some other excuse.
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Then in 2018, Nick took on SE Asia. He invited me to join. With no more excuses and having never left the country, I said yes. I was 27.
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Years after our cubical bonding, Nick is still a constant in my life. He is spontaneous, yet planned. A daydreamer, yet practical. Always reminding me that "we were born to do more than pay bills and die." He helped me transition out of golden handcuffs, talked me off anxiety ledges, and inspired me for years on end. We've picked words of a year together since 2016 and asked ourselves the big life questions countless times.
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Nick is also the kind of friend who is already diligently planning our next adventure, prioritizing: walkability, cheap local grub, and the ability to immerse.
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Yeah, I miss this human.