So, unfortunately I don't have anything new to report. I received two letters, one from Mam and one from Kristina, I'll be responding to them later tonight or tomorrow. I'll be home in less than two weeks and I can tell that my family is really, very excited. I'm excited to come home and to see my family and a few close friends. Other than that, I'm kinda ambivalent about leaving Alaska. I don't care that Alaska has a high alcoholic population, I don't care that they have the highest suicide rate than any other state, I don't care that the weather is cold or that there's little sunlight here in the winter, I don't care that I'm far from home. I like it here, I like that drama and gossip isn't everyone's main focus, I like watching people live for more than just what is posted on Facebook, tumblr, Instagram, I like looking outdoors and seeing mountains overwhelm my senses and make me feel humble, I like the feeling of cold crisp air on my lips, I like being surrounded by other people who are creating new goals and dreams every single day. I don't care if people think that hiking isn't a career, or that the people I've surrounded myself with make close to nothing, at least the people I surround myself with have something to live for, something that gets them out of bed in the morning and gives them that drive, I live to have a focus and passion and to follow it, maybe not to the end, but at least I'm doing what I love.
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