How, When, Where, and Why Not

It’s hard to believe that two years ago, if someone had told me I would be sitting in Pristina, Kosovo, starting a blog to complement the social proof of our magazine, The Worthwhile Journal, I would have laughed. However, as I reflected on the good and bad aspects of this “Brave New World” of ours, it became an inevitable step.

On this site, I plan to share the journey that my partners and I, who started The Worthwhile Journal magazine (not a blog), are undergoing in finding our subject matter and inspiration. We believe it’s valuable to share our experiences from around the world and, more importantly, how we are achieving this.

If I have learned anything from my time in the Balkan countries, it is that sharing makes people happy.

This all began a little over a year ago on a restless night in my apartment in Los Angeles, California. I was gazing out at the Hollywood sign, feeling that there was more to life than the helicopters flying almost parallel to my floor and the diverse cultures that seemed unaware of life outside America. In writing about this, I realised that my lifelong experience living in Europe reflected a similar sentiment.

Regardless, I struggled to organise my thoughts on what I had experienced over the years, and frankly, the magazine just was not enough for me.