True story, I was on my last year of college and my girl at the time had started this new job, so she was extra busy and shyt. I remember I told myself I wanted to travel and meet people from different countries. I swear, no less than a month after that, I run into this German student at one of my gigs, he played saxophone too. Asked if I could give him lessons.
from that point on, I was hanging around buku international students. They had a whole dorm on campus, just for all 200+ of them. After that semester, I started traveling internationally. Visiting my old friends, making new ones, etc.
I say all that to say this: all you got to do is put your mind to it (focus) and be aware of the opportunities around you, and put yourself in position for that time.
Flash forward 10+ years, I travel almost every other month for work related tours, internationally. Still some more countries I’d like to see but I’m frequently traveling for work. And, I get to see all my old friends every now and then
just gotta keep focused...