Often past events affect people in the present moment in a way that is crippling… not me. Born and raised in Timisoara/Romania between the blocks until the age of 11. There, I took every opportunity possible to go outside and play with other kids. I hated school from the beginning. In 2005 our family moved to New Zealand, the furtherest country on the planet. This is when I first experienced the complete unknown, losing friends and no longer seeing my grandparents. With only 3 words of English in my back pocket, I had to learn to adapt really quick. The first years were very challenging for our family and eventually led to divorce. In my late teenage years I was quite wild. Alcohol and parties, random fights and one night stands. This is also the period when I got heavily tattooed. At 20, I moved to the Gold Coast of Australia with the intention of becoming a gang member. That was the career path most attractive to me. Life quickly humbled me though, a complete transformation was necessary. With a different perspective and new goals, the universe started supporting me and all of a sudden good things were happening often. Shortly thereafter I met Ellie and a beautiful decade long journey through many countries was ahead of me. Why did I say in the beginning that the past doesn’t hinder me? At the age of 29, I made it a mission to write a detailed autobiography of my journey, and ended up recording an audio of it too. It was a process that took one and a half years to complete. During that time I went through my story deeply, many times and made peace with it all. I now live each day with intention because I have clarity and direction.