Lessons from the Road: Sydney Hatmaker on Saying Yes to the World Part 2

Description:

In part two of this epic conversation, we continue our journey around the globe with Sydney

Hatmaker to hear about some of the amazing adventures and experiences had during her six

months travelling across Europe and Asia on a tiny budget.

In this episode:

● We hear how staying connected while travelling can have some serious pros and cons

● Sydney tells us about the 200 hours of intense yoga training she underwent in the

magical landscape of the Indian Himalayan Mountains

● She tells us about her heart-pounding experience climbing a (LITERAL) active volcano,

Mount Rinjani in Indonesia, and how it was the hardest thing she has ever done

● And Sydney tells us how she ultimately decided that it was time to hang up the backpack

and come back home.

As you dream and make plans for 2025, we hope this episode inspires you to broaden your

horizons, to take chances, and to say yes to new things. One thing we are sure of is that this

once-in-a-lifetime adventure is sure to be repeated. The only question is where will we go?

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Thought-provoking Quotes:

I get why people climb mountains. It’s so empowering. You push up hard against the growing

edge of your own limits. I didn’t even know that I was capable of pushing myself that hard. You

just take that feeling and it's contagious, it spreads to other parts of your life. – Sydney

Hatmaker

I met this amazing 70 year old woman in one of my hosels in Turkey who started backpacking

when she retired. She had been all throughout the entirety of the Middle East. She was so

incredible. We all gathered around her. She had the most incredible stories. – Sydney Hatmaker

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

The 9 Enneagram Types Descriptions - https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions/

Skyscanner - https://www.skyscanner.com/

Rick Steves Travel Guides - https://amzn.to/41mKeFX

Berghain Techno Club in Berlin - https://bit.ly/4gfaMNq

Sagrada Familia - https://sagradafamilia.org/en/

Jen’s MeCamp - https://bit.ly/3D1qX2I

The Banana Pancake Trail - https://trail.bananabackpacks.com/banana-pancake-trail/

Hostel World - https://www.hostelworld.com/

Pyramid Yogshala Yoga School - https://pyramidyogshala.com/

Guest’s Links:

Connect with Jen!

Jen’s website - https://jenhatmaker.com/

Jen’s Instagram - https://instagram.com/jenhatmaker

Jen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/

Jen’s Facebook - https://facebook.com/jenhatmaker

Jen’s YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker

The For the Love Podcast is presented by Audacy.