Since putting it in writing makes it so, here it is.
I'm having a quarter-life crisis. In a moment of temporary to permanent insanity, I decided that I need to go for an extended backpacking trip. Here's the catch: it's been years since I've been backpacking. At first I thought I'd do the entire Appalachian Trail, to hell with reality. Then I realized that hey, maybe I should not try winter backpacking again until I've gotten back into the swing of things. So, after some research, I've decided that I'm going to spend the month of September hiking South from Damascus, Va on the AT along the TN/NC border. We'll see how far I'll get.
There. Now it's for real.
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Journal of a Quarter-Life Crisis
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- stefrrr
- In 2006, I returned to college to study art, no, interior design, no, journalism, no, English. Hell, why don't I just go ahead and fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming an attorney? I figured I'd have my bachelor's by the time I turned 30, but a few weeks (ok, a few months now) ago I turned 29 - and I still have a couple of years to go. This resulted in some serious introspection and soul-searching as to what I've "accomplished" so far in my life. I realized that although I'm on the right track professionally (I'll finish eventually, I swear!), I've let some of my favorite hobbies lapse and I'm completely out of shape. I'm making a few changes in my life, including preparing for a three week/one month backpacking trip on the AT in September. Except for you - whoever you are - my mom may be the only person to read this blog. If you're my mom - Hi, mom!
2 comments:
Stef, that is frakkin' AWESOME. I used to do a lot of forest and low-mountain hiking when I lived in upper-central PA way back in the day.
Color me envious.
Thanks! I'm pretty excite, although the nervousness is starting to set in. Mostly, I'm worried that Winston will cause trouble somehow. I'm going to have to keep him on the leash constantly.
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