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Jenn Soto Living Transcendent

Deciding to leave everything, in an instant, for some odd reason, could have been one of the easiest decisions I have ever made in my life, and one that I would never regret. At the time I didn’t realize I was practicing how to live transcendent, I just felt I was just living the way I was supposed to. There was a skateboarding event over the weekend in Los Angeles California, I saw that as my opportunity to make my move. Although I was enrolled in online school during the time I knew that if I went out there not only would my high school career inevitably end, but I would also end up staying out there. My mind was made up and I decided to keep it to myself, but to no surprise my family halfway across the map was not very happy of my decision to be a __**//nonconformist//**__. They would never understand why I would make such a critical sporadic decision like that, or even consider putting my education at risk.

media type="custom" key="28074865" Truthfully I was never interested in education to begin with and it’s not because I was bad at it, it simply just wasn’t for me. My good friend and I scraped up enough money for a temporary hotel and food. We were just going to go with it and see how it went. No plan, no rules, just full fledged adventure. **//__Materialism is corrupting__// **, many people would think just leaving and not knowing if they’ll have a place to charge their phone is ludacris. In all honestly we boarded that plane with full intention and excitement to sleep on the beach if it came down to that. We would joke around and say “It’s December, better to be homeless in LA than NYC at this time huh?”. Even inside the airport while waiting for our flight, I would nap on the floor and tell my friend I was just practicing. Though the reality of it was so real, the fact that it was happening on my own terms made me trilled and ready for business. Away from social media, and unmotivated people was an escape I desperately needed to go into the real world and find myself; I got lost across the map to find myself.

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 Throughout the trip being able to just travel and **//__trust my own instincts__//** was life changing. Basic essentials, and simple living was refreshing and showed what was really out there in the world. Not having to worry about anything other than my career was all I ever wanted to do, and during this trip it was a tease of a lifestyle I craved. It was motivation to do what I had to do, despite the minor setback of food poison the day before from a weird taco, the event went amazing. Looking around and knowing I was at the worldwide know “The Berrics” made me forget about my weakness from the food poison. I wake up and always go on the website for this park to get my day started and now I was here, it was so surreal The exposure from it really put my foot in the door and even though I knew I didn't have to go back home, I figured it was time to leave. Preparations for a more permanent  move seemed like the important thing to do so I could be safe and stress free. That brings me back to today, finishing up my last classes so I can get my diploma. Overall the trip was an experience that I would never regret in any circumstance, it showed me what I wanted to do and how I needed to do it. I plan on spontaneously leaving again, but this time I will be better prepared so I can guarantee a longer stay. Living transcendent enlightened me in a way that would have never happened unless I lived it. It showed me my only goal in mind next time is to top my last trip and be even more productive the next time around. The world is a big place and there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to just explore it, whether it’s on your own or with a friend. media type="youtube" key="00QCgRc3_8I" width="805" height="326"

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