23rd
A thought
It has become increasingly apparent to me that my future is bound to be ridiculous. My constant lust for adventure and travel will either be my greatest asset or my downfall. I worry that I am incapable of having any sort of (status quo) career. I cannot stand the thought of sitting behind a desk, or having a “break room” as my getaway. I understand how most people make sacrifices and change their plans as they get older, and granted, I might get tired of seeing every inch of this planet (just kidding), but I refuse to substitute my driving urge to explore because of changes in plans. I want to make things fall into line. If I get married it will obviously be a woman who has the same love for travel. If I have children they will, no doubt, see more of this green and blue rock by the age of 15 that 90% of the earth’s population. I don’t see myself settling for any less. People tell me that things change when you get older but I tend to believe that those changes were allowed. I might change, but I cannot fathom getting tired of travel. There are far too many things to see.
Therein lies the problem. Funding for a life like this is near impossible unless you have worked forever and have lots of money from your miserable desk job saved up, or maybe won the lottery. I have neither of these things, or any situation similar. The only way I can possibly live this life would be to make a career out of it. I will either need to start a guide service, become a journalist/author, something.
If none of these things work out (still not ruling out a career in bank robberies) I will be stuck, working a few months to save for a trip and then changing jobs, or working for a year and travelling for a few months. With all of these questions on my brain I am about to enter into about a year of work doing something I won’t enjoy. This will pay off all of my debts and give me a somewhat substantial amount of money to play with. Around next summer I believe I will be beginning my life of adventure. I might use to money to travel and live in some wonderful country, something. But from now on I will be constantly searching. I must find a way to profit from my travels. My life has to be an adventure and it is going to be interesting to see how I pay for it all.