Where It All Begins

I was searching online for direction—for where and what to do with my life—when I came across a YouTube channel that stopped me in my tracks. The creator's name was Alex Cisse. His video, "China Made Me Question Who I Am," pulled me in immediately.

He was everything I needed that day. Soft-spoken. Calm music. Real questions—the kind that take years to answer, or maybe never get solved at all. And the visuals—stunning landscapes, moments captured while traveling—they were everything I wanted to experience. Amazing views that made the world feel both vast and intimate at once.

As I watched, something shifted. I started wondering: how do I build a life like that? One filled with the richness of youth, with travel, with that deep, utter calm he carried?

What would it take? What money do I need to earn when I'm just a cleaner at a gelato shop? How do I bridge the gap between where I am and the life I want to earn, to build, to live?

Alex Cisse awakened something in me. Not just inspiration—but permission. Permission to share my own journey, even from where I'm standing now. The desire to document my life had always been there, tucked away on the back of a shelf. But now, I think I'm ready to pull it down and read the book.

In others, I wish to inspire with my life. To impact the world in whatever small ways, just like Alex Cisse did to me.

This is the beginning