I wanna go on an adventure

Many of you know that I'm actualizing a lifelong dream of mine by leaving for Australia fairly shortly, February 10th is the big day, and this is my attempt at keeping in touch with anyone and everyone who is wondering what I've been up to. This is new territory for me, blogging AND adventuring on the other side of the world. I'll be traveling in New Zealand for a week or two before classess, and I will be backpacking around the country working on farms and living in hostels once classes are over. I shall return in mid August!

My base intention for this whole trip can be summarized as something of a pilgrimage, an adventure, and I fully anticipate spending my time overseas developing my dreams and wrestling kangaroos. Really. I want to intentionally immerse myself into a different culture, and expose my narrow view of the world to different perspectives, I think it will help me in my career, and in my desire to change the world in some glorious way. Yes I want to change the world. Don't ask me how yet because I don't have a friggen clue as to how it will happen, but that doesn't bother me.

I think having this blog is an opportunity for me to show another side of ME, and until recently I've always thought it 'not like me' to talk about myself to others, but this serves more of a personal purpose for me than just networking with friends back home, so take it or leave it I invite you on my adventures anyway. I've got big dreams, passions, and I constantly immerse myself into anything personal growth, so while I appreciate your curiosity, I hope you like what you find here.

You're going to find out about my hobbies, fears, curiosities, perspectives on life, passions, and more likely than not get snapshots of my fascination and reliance upon spirituality. It's a magical world out there, and I intend to broaden my comfort zone to my fullest extent. Here's to self discovery. For instance this whole process scares the hell out of me. I don't find it incredibly comfortable to put myself out there like this, to let others see my thoughts, but that's one of the goals of this whole experience. Face some fears, and do it in the most honest way possible. I invite any and all thoughts from you, be it constructive criticism, generall advice, travel suggestions, networking contacts, or EVEN comments of praise, awe, inspiration, and encouragement. Rar.

I will keep this updated probably on a weekly basis, with things I've been doing, and probably just thoughts, discoveries, and introspection. I'd also love to hear what the rest of ya'll are doing back home, so please email me or hit me up somewhere on-line to let me know any funny stories, bar adventures, or just daily meanderings you'd care to share with me.