3 month rule

What is the 3 MONTH RULE?

3 months is the exact time I feel it takes for someone to understand how they have adjusted to a new situation. I feel that you should give every new thing that you set out to at least 3 months before deciding how you actually feel about it. Too many of us embark on something new and then after a short period of time, a few days or even a few weeks decide that it's not what we wanted to do or it isn't working out. This can be applied to all areas of life, but I want to talk about living abroad and travel.

#Flashback to 2013. I was a young 23 year old and I was moving abroad for the first time ever. I had barely left my home town other then the other odd trip to Southern Ontario and a 1 week vacation to Cuba. This was huge for me looking back on it. Moving to live in a new country... in Asia... new language...new people... new job... new food... new lifestyle.... #WTF was I thinking. Flash forward to 2017. It has been the best decision of my whole life and let me tell you how I used the 3 month rule to make this happen.

It took me exactly 3 months to adjust and adapt to my new life. I adjusted to the food, people, language, work, culture, work, work, work and work. The reasons I talk about work so much is that now in 2017 back in Korea after going travelling and back to #Canada for 1 year. I see myself having to use this 3 month rule again. #3monthrule

I am been fairly quiet about it to a lot of people, but those closest to me knew how I was feeling since I moved back to Korea. I was ready to leave multiple times and still felt that way for brief moments throughout my weeks. But as my 3 months approached, I could slowly feel a change in how I felt and how I was feeling about work and the culture again. I just hadn't gave it enough time for myself to adjust back. I just assumed it would all be the same and it was far from it.

So for all you people out there working and living abroad, or just travelling for an extended period of time... if you feel like quitting, don't do it just yet. Be patient with the situations, people, food, culture and work. Give yourself 3 months and then reevaluate. After 3 months if you still feel that way... it's time to make a decision on what to do next. But please give it 3 months before you give it a real judgement of how you feel! #travel #vlogger

peace and love - Anthony

@iamkeyzie