Right now, I’m on my last week of my first ever travel nursing assignment. It’s been a crazy ride for my career and this blog, I must say. Everything seemed to happen so fast that I missed tracking some important events in this journey. But for now, I’m going to share with you the things I considered when extending my travel nurse contract.

I don’t want this to be a trend. I don’t want this to be a fad. I want to breathe every day knowing I chose the lifestyle I want. I chose to wander. I want to look back one day and say, “I served my purpose.”

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