If there is one really defining characteristic about my goals for life, it would be that I am possessed of what I term an insatiable wanderlust (I remember that when I first learned the word "wanderlust" in sophomore English, my initial thought was "That's totally me!"). For the longest time, all I remember ever wanting is to travel, to see everything, to skydive, hang-glide, to live life to the fullest. People ask me where I want to go most and I answer "Everywhere." This guy who biked around the world came into my sophomore photo class to talk about his experiences and, when he asked the class why anyone would bike around the whole world, I was the kid who answered "Why not?"
I don't really know how it started. When I was a really young child, my siblings and I had these huge DK books full of pictures and one of my favorites was the atlas. Also, I have always loved nature. I joined Scouts as a kid simply because camping was my favorite thing in the universe.
As I grew older, my family started taking trips together. My favorite place in the U.S. (Big Sur, CA) is just that because we camped there when I was ten and I loved it because it mixed my two favorite landscapes: forest and beach. (laugh) I like to think the movie The Best Two Years also contributed a little, because for the longest time I wanted to go to Amsterdam.
Because I was so shy, I read a lot and had a very active imagination, which had me thinking of new places in my head, new landscapes that I wanted to know if they existed.
As I have continued aging and now have begun the process of choosing a career path, I have kept these things in mind. I view life as one great adventure, an adventure that I've been preparing for these past 18 years and will only just begin soon. So, without further ado, I say let it begin!
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