I crave adventure 90% of the day

In the last 2 weeks I have watched 2 documentaries comprised of 5 discs.  These shows have reviled to me the possibility of motorcycle travel around the world.  I already love motorcycles, although I don't have one yet and I have been wanting to travel for months. These hours of virtual adventure have pushed me over the edge.  I am finding it practically impossible to sit at my desk during the day. All I want to do is take off and leave it all into the wild style. I really crave travel and new experiences.  I hope that one day I will be able to find something that will allow me to do that full time.

I do have to say that these 2 shows, Long Way Round and Long Way down, have opened my eyes to the hope and possibility of adventure in a new way.  In these shows 3 guys travel around the world on motorcycles for a total of 35,000 miles.  I think that traveling by motorcycles allows you to really become apart of the land. You can feel it, see it, breathe it much more fully.  It also draws people to you because they sense that you are more vulnerable and want to help.

Motorcycles are so freeing. The wind in my hair makes me feel like I am flying. Maybe my thirst for adventure can be quenched by a ride.

Graduation from college has come and gone, I am now sitting behind a desk everyday and wondering what to do with my life. I can't imagine spending my life staring at a screen.  I feel as though all of the years of study have lead me to a place that I don't want to be. How did I miss the fact that health educators do this? Bring on the Peace Corps and freedom from the desk.

What to do with life?

I have been trying to figure out what to do with myself after graduation. I will be graduating with a degree in public health education and 25 grand in debt. Not bad considering what it could be. It is a sizable burden however. I would like to pay off my debt as soon as possible but there are options to consider.

One option is something that I have had in mind since I was about twelve. I never really thought it would happen but I realize now that it is a possibility. The peace corps have been calling me for the past few weeks. I have looked into it a bit. I went to a recruiting meeting the other day even. There are so many positives and a few negatives of course.

The positives are this: the possibility of up to 20% of my debt being dropped, my loans will be on hold while I'm out, I would get over 7 grand upon return, I would learn a new language, there are tuition programs for masters degrees upon my return, oh ya, and I would live in a foreign country for over 2 years.

The negatives: I cannot choose where I go to, I would be alone wherever I am, I have to stay for the whole 2 years (pretty much no matter what), I do not get to choose what area i would work in really.

What would you do?