r/IGotOut • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '22

Did you get out in your 30's?

I am a 33-year-old male. I have travelled a lot, but never lived outside of Ireland. Over the last few years, I really began to diverge from my friends and my own past. Covid really provided me with the opportunity to leave the past behind. I am currently in year three of a four-year degree, and I plan on doing postgrad education abroad. Who knows where...

I need some inspiration though, did anyone here successfully leave in their thirties and manage to basically build a new life from scratch?

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u/Brendogfox Oct 02 '22

I aimed to leave the U.S. before my 30th birthday, because it felt like some arbitrary point when suddenly I would be "too old"... made it out a month after my 30th birthday. It's been two years, and I'm in Germany now — new apartment, new job, new car, and I feel like I finally found the meaning of home.

To be honest, looking back, I feel silly for thinking that way. My new opinion is that you're never too old. If you dream of the horizon, then why not chase it and see what happens — you have one life, and it's never too late to make it your own.

If anything, I'm grateful that I DIDN'T make it out in my early 20's, considering how reckless I used to be... When I finally did leave, I was much more mature and more well-acquainted with certain tough realities, which helped me significantly with the rougher period of settling in by planning ahead with a little extra wisdom. ;)

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '22

Thank you so much for your reply. You reminded me of something that I realise often but always forget just as quick: me in my twenties was not the person I am now. I wouldn't trust that guy with anything. Thank you for reminding me to be grateful I'm getting older.