In the first part of this story, I explained why our protagonist decided to move to Berlin, searching for new experiences. Now the adventure continues there, in a new city with a new job and lots of things to discover.
The first couple of months in Berlin were great, I was excited to explore the city, meet new people and enjoy my new job. Sadly, this excitement didnāt last forever, after some months, I started to feel lonely as all my friends and family were in Spain and I miss them. Even though I felt lonely, I had some time to think about how things were going after the big change.
I was surprised to find that I wasnāt completely happy with the change, and I wasnāt comfortable with it. The discomfort wasnāt only about Berlin, I had a voice in my head telling me that I was going through life too fast. Without noticing, Iād spent almost 4 years working as a developer. What started as a way to become a better developer turned more serious, and trapped me into a 9-5 routine that didnāt feel like the life of a 21-year-old boy.
After thinking thoroughly, I decided to break out of the routine and take a sabbatical year. I have no crazy plans, I realized that I need to live life at its pace and donāt stress that much about the future. In the next month Iāll be going back to Madrid, spend time with family and friends and work on some side-projects. Although the sabbatical year might sound crazy to some, I think it is the only way I can heal the relationship with my job and more importantly myself.
I want my story to encourage people who are feeling the same to take action about it. Your health goes first, donāt let your job burn you out, if you donāt feel happy take some time off, reconnect with yourself and come back when youāre ready.
To be continuedā¦
PS: Thanks to all the people Airsiders for the support I received and the things Iāve learned from them. Furthermore, thanks for understanding the reasons behind my sabbatical and encouraging me to enjoy my youth.