This American Life.
I walked out into the field and inhaled the cold crisp air. I closed my eyes and let myself fall into a day dream. I was alone on a mountain in an unknown place. There were no signs of people or civilization in any direction I looked. The air was still and cold. I opened my eyes. Lily was running in the field chasing after a Frisbee I had thrown, she retrieved it and started running back towards me. I went through a mental checklist of all the things I needed done by day's end. 1. Send out resumes, 2. Bring car in to get oil changed, 3. Go to bank and make deposit, 4. Job interview at 3:00, 5. Pick up food for dinner. I exhaled and watched my breath rise up into the air.
I have written about 4 drafts for this blog entry and decided that I do not know what to say. Being back home is hard and readjusting to the American life is harder. Ive spent the past three years living a lifestyle that is very counter-culture. Whenever I need to come back on track to "reality" I go through somewhat of a post-adventure depression. My heart wants to be free. I want to be in the mountains without having to worry about meaningless things like paying bills. Maybe I am just a dreamer and maybe there is no going back.
I took a quick trip down to Pennsylvania over the weekend to go to the PA Ruck, which is a gathering of former AT Thru-Hikers and dreamers. Being around so many people who live a similar lifestyle with the same dreams gave me comfort and motivation to work towards the next adventure in life. But for now its back to American Life.
I will start working again soon while living with my family in Massachusetts, though I will be making some major decisions over the next few months. I have some interesting work opportunities that could land me living somewhere new and exciting by the spring. I will write more about that when I know more.
I am going to try and write an entry about once a week. Writings will sometimes be personal, though I am hoping to get a different kind of content than I have before, wait and see! Also, I am working on launching a new site all together with a lot more info on some of my hiking experiences.
