Venturing Out

"Let's not travel to tick things off lists or collect half-hearted semi-treasures to be places in dusty drawers in empty rooms. Rather, we'll travel to find grounds and rooftops and tiny hidden parks, where we'll sit and dismiss the passing time, spun in the city's web 'til we've surrendered, content to be spent and consumed. I need to feel a place while I'm in it."

-Victoria Erikson

Yesterday my friend and I decided to go biking in one of our nearby state parks. 

 I loved just being outside and being active. It was a great way to get rid of stress and de-connect from all the technology and problems that might be constantly on your mind. 

Later in the day my friends and I went to a screening of a documentary called "The Search for Freedom." It was all about different action sports and what the professionals of that sport get from their experience doing what they love. It covered everything from base jumping to surfing to mountain biking. It was interesting seeing people do crazy things on bikes after my day doing a much less dangerous version of the activity. If it's playing in a theater near you it might be an interesting thing to watch. The quality of the footage was insanely good.

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the times they are a changin'

It's done. The diploma now sits on my mantle. It's done. And honestly it's freakishly weird and hasn't quite hit me yet. I think it'll slowly wash over me, or maybe it'll hit me like a thunderbolt and tears will fall uncontrollably. I'm not sure. 

The last day of school was weird. Being that close to everyone, the small class of 2015, in our tiny little senior locker area. The music was blasting. It's all surreal that its done. But as soon as the final bell rang, we were gone. I didn't sleep in my own bed for at least a week. I floated around, not ready to come home. I lived out of my LL Bean tote bag, slept on couches, on shared beds, on back-breaking floors. I became a beach bum. I found out that I really cannot bowl. I danced and danced and danced at the best concert I've been to. I reconnected with my favorite people. I've started and quit my internship. I've just begun to apply to new opportunities. I've turned my winter blues into a summer bliss.

Can't wait for what's coming next.

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