Adios KL!

If you look at all of the pictures from the past six months, it appears that I have been living the dream in KL! I have traveled all over South East Asia managing to make it to seven countries within the last six months. With each passport stamp, I prove to the world that this Steroid Dependent girl is Clearly Alive!

But pictures never tell the entire story.

In all honestly, I am exhausted. I grew tired of dealing with bugs in the restrooms. It became exhausting to try to explain “Gluten Free” in a culture that does not understand it and only tells you what they think you want to hear.

I disliked living on a street with night clubs and cars constantly honking their horns at all hours of the night. I am ready to be reunited with my Olive Thief.

However, I am incredibly thankful for this opportunity to live in Malaysia. Not many people have the opportunity to say, “Oh yeah, I rode an elephant and walked a tiger on a leash.”

It has been a crazy six months.

I have learned a great deal about my Primary Adrenal Insufficiency and the importance of cortisol. Each lesson solidified the importance of a healthy life style which is so much more than “just swallow pills.” We must manage our stress levels. We must eat a balanced diet. We must surround ourselves with solid friendships.

I have returned to America a much different person than when I left.

Watch out world. This Clearly Alive girl is going to change it.