Today Ryan suggested an adventure. I have considered this in the past and decided that if I want to go have one, I should do it *after* I get my credentials. This should not be a problem at all, I don't think I will be "too old" to go, even in a few years. It is tantalizing to think of all the possible experiences there are to have in this world, the wonder, danger, and excitement.
Recently, Lisa suggested we watch "The Beach," starring Leonardo DiCaprio. So we rented it and watched most of it, and despite the horribly scratched DVD and the poor acting, I was drawn to the idea behind the film. During the introduction, there is a voice over by DiCaprio describing his desire for adventure and his disenchantment with the tourist attitude and all of the popular traveling destinations. Although I have never really travelled outside of family vacations and statewide roadtrips, I feel as if I may share the same disgust with the ordinary.
I sincerely hope that this adventure will actually happen... (in a region without jungles)
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Totally.
I backpacked Europe and had a blast, because I didn't plan any of it too closely. No reservations for trains or hotels or anything, so it felt impromptu enough to generate a sense of adventure.
Maybe you should just do that? Take a couple thousand bucks, fly into one city and out another, and let the weeks in between determine themselves?
Living in Lakewood makes us tire, I believe, of the quotidien, of the usual. It's not a city where you can go out and do things much, because there's not much to do.
It seems it may be a better idea to act upon this impulse to blaze your own trails sooner than later. I would imagine it would behoove(sp?) you to go after finals get out, when you can act upon it while it is a "good idea", while there is little upon your shoulders, and while there is stress to be relieved, for breaking out of the everyday is exactly what relieves its stress.
Sounds like a good idea... I just need to get my hands on a couple thousand bucks now.
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