I relate to you in some ways. Also 35. I've spent time in SE Asia and traveled/lived different places in the USA. Thailand is amazing but Laos was my favorite overall I think.

At various points on my journey, I got into some bad circumstances, and all that stuff kinda caught up with me these last few years. Stuff has been rough for me, but I've come to a lot of the same conclusions about how it's just hard work and you gotta do it. I know what I want. I've been working hard and slowly making progress on my dream, but it gets discouraging at times. Some parts of this felt like you were speaking directly to me. Thank you. 🙂