Time to Start a New Adventure

The first blog post – probably the scariest post of them all. What do I talk about? Do I introduce myself? No, that seems too mundane, too boring. Do I jump right in with a story? Maybe, but without any background information the story might fall on deaf ears. Or worse, it will be relegated to the section of things to read that people don’t actually want to read. So back to my original plan – introduce myself and give people a reason to read what I have to say, or at least skim through it. Yes, after Googling how to write a first blog post I have decided that it is best for my readers (I’m assuming I have some) to understand who I am, where I come from, and where I want to go.

To begin I know, for a fact, everybody in the world has an inner self. I’m not talking about the scary inner self, (though if you have one I won’t knock it – it just might be something you want to control). I am talking about the inner selves such as your inner child, or your inner dreamer. For me, it is my inner adventurer – I’m pretty sure you have one too. Maybe you have let him or her out, or maybe they are still waiting to be found. Either way I know you have one and this is why. It’s pretty much human nature to want to understand the world around us; and to do that we must be adventurous. Contrary to popular belief adventures don’t have to be daunting, though they are often associated with risk, real or perceived. Adventures don’t have to happen in an outdoor setting but there is usually an element unfamiliar to the adventure seeker. And finally, adventures don’t have to be harrowing to be considered an adventure – they can just simply be.

Considering the above definitions of adventures I have been on hundreds of them. Road trips, plane trips, boat trips, trips by foot, any kind of trip you name it and I’ve done it…except an acid trip, I haven’t been on one of those. I don’t limit myself to trips in the travel sense through. I have also ventured into the wilderness of Colorado, Utah, California, Georgia, Australia, and Samoa (if you count sleeping on a beach as wild) to watch the sun rise, among other things, from mountain tops and meadows and beaches! Sometimes I don’t even get to watch the sun rise at all because I am hunkered down in a tent to avoid the onslaught of rain – or I’m just lazy and I am actually sleeping in! I have tried new things that scare me; I have tried old things that still scare me. Really anything that can be done to further my understanding of the world is an adventure waiting to happen.

Now, I haven’t really told you who I am, where I come from, or where I want to go. But isn’t that the beauty of a blog? You get to find out as you read along. Basically I am writing a public journal, a story if you will, that will give you (my reader) a special insight into my everyday life through my stories and experiences. So I hope you enjoy what you read. If you do, awesome! If you don’t, bummer.

 

 

 

FYI - postings will be sporadic at best. You see, I am in the middle of a new adventure…I am a graduate student! Though it doesn't look like it from this picutre. But I assure you, grad students can have fun too!