What I Learned From Becoming Exceedingly Rich, Travelling The World, Drinking Coffee And Blogging About It

Hello all. I am writing this from an Internet cafe in beautiful Zaporizhzhya. What? You’ve never heard of Zaporizhzhya? All I can say is – you are missing out on one of the best mid-sized industrial cities on the Dnieper River. But what with me being filthy rich and all, I get to travel to fascinating places like this practically all the time; some of them even more interesting than Zaporizhzhya, if that’s possible. But what have I learned from it all?

#1: Some Parts Of The World Are Yet To Appreciate The Bean

The coffee bean, that is. I was in Brjánslækur the other week and struggled to in vain to find somewhere that did a decent ristretto in the area. Hard to believe, isn’t it?

#2: Stereotypes Suck

In some third world countries, as soon as they see a foreigner they assume that person has money coming out of their ears. Now, just because that is true in my case hardly means they can go about making assumptions like that. Doesn’t it?

In any case, I still remember the times when I didn’t have quite so much dosh as now. I know the value of money and am hardly about to throw it away. After all, why pay 5 zlotys for a quarter strength soy mocha with 4 sugars when I can bargain down to 4.75?

#3: Being Exceedingly Rich, Travelling The World, Drinking Coffee And Blogging About It Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be

Sometimes, in between the whirlwind of memorable experiences and non-stop fun that this lifestyle brings, I do experience a moment or two of regret that I’m not doing something different with my life. It passes, though.

Still, would my life have more meaning if I put down roots somewhere? Settled down? Found a wife, or, failing that, an unsurpassably brilliant barista?

Who knows. The future is wide open, and I still have my family after all. Now, if only my sister would stop bugging me for loans to pay for her operation.

(This post is an offbeat attempt to use the mystical powers of Robert Hruzek’s group writing projects (latest topic: What I Learned From Vacation) to my own advantage. Should this work, I’ll write a book like The Secret and make loads of money out of it. You have been warned …)