My name is Janique du Toit and I am 19 years old and from Johannesburg South Africa.

When I was 16 I was a Rotary youth exchange student in Thailand, I had the best time of my life, but I was also at the lowest point of my life. I feel like I missed out on so many things that Thailand had to offer because I was too scared to try new things and step out of my comfort zone. I just finished high school and moved to Thailand once again to teach English.

Im not sure what I want to get out of all of this the second time around. I want to overcome my fears, I want to try the things I was too afraid to try the first time. I want to not be sad. I want to live in the moment and grab every opportunity that comes my way.

I have absolutely no idea what life has in store for me and I have no idea whats going to happen in this year or how it will change the course of the rest of my life , I know that i’m scared , I know that i’m excited , I know that i’m worried , I know that I can’t wait , I know that its going to be terrible, I know that its going to be breathtaking and I know that I will be okay , that I will grow , that I will learn and I know that at the end of this journey I am going to be the best possible version of me and give this every single part of me.

I am going to go on amazing adventures, see the country and hopefully the world. I am going to meet the most amazing people and make friends that are going to last a life time. I am going to stay in great hotels and then probably end up sleeping on the ground some nights.

I just want to look back at this time of my life and not have any regrets. I am going to write about everything that happens and how I grow, I want to be able to look back at this in 10 years and relive it all.

I can’t wait to share my journey with all of you and believe me its going to be astounding. Stick around and find out for yourself