I Could Use Your Help.

I'm fortunate to have traveled quite a bit and have worked in a job that has allowed me to experience some exciting, albeit dangerous things.

I spent four years in the United States Coast Guard. Three of those were spent in Clearwater, FL where I worked as a Helicopter Rescue Swimmer--I always thought I would be an Olympic Swimmer growing up but I ended up jumping out of helicopters and chasing drug smugglers instead.

Currently, I'm in graduate school in Missouri--how the hell did that happen?  Not sure. Well, that's not exactly true, but the story is too long and too boring to tell.

Lately, I have been dealing with "excitement" withdrawal. It has been miserably cold, the ocean and mountains are about a million miles from here and school hasn't been that intriguing either.  Ugh.  The silver-lining in all of this is that I live in a relatively stress-free world.  When I start to feel a bout of negativity coming on I consider what life must be like for our troops around the world. The fact that my life is uneventful is something they would probably suggest I don't take for granted.

So, I'm fortunate. But I'm still bored.

I don't receive many comments on my blog posts, but if you read this and have any suggestions/tips on how to add excitement to one's life, I would like to hear them!

This May I turn 31.  To me, life is all about perspective.  I want to learn as much about the world as I can through travels, reading, music, conversation, etc...I find "discovery" exciting. Time, when I am exploring, stands still.

What I am ultimately getting at is that I need a new adventure.  This will provide excitement and motivation.  There is so much out there to discover, but I could use a little bit of advice on which routes to research.

Thank-you.



--Schmidty