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One Way Ticket
New blog devoted solely to my upcoming travels.
My One Way Ticket
Christmas was traditional in many ways; my family and I ate a big dinner and exchanged gifts. But this Christmas also held something quite unorthodox for a Christmas afternoon, a private feeding tour of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was closed for Christmas, but an old friend from high school has been working there and offered to take us along as she fed the fish. Hands down, one of the cooler things I’ve done in awhile, we were able to see huge sevengill sharks dine on restaurant quality salmon filets, watch 20,000 sardines have lunch in one of the biggest tanks in the world and hand feed bat rays squid and shrimp. However, my favorite was watching seven year old green sea turtles chomping down lettuce right beneath my feet.
I’m just so lucky to have friends willing to give me a call when an opportunity like this arises. The experience is so much more enhanced when it’s not the tour guide’s job to give you the tour, but instead they chose to. Definitely not taking this opportunity for granted.
Back with the ‘rents
I’m home right now, like home home. My parents are asleep down the hall and I’m sitting in the room I grew up in. This wouldn’t be abnormal since I always sleep in here when I’m visiting, but this time it’s different. Everything I own is in here with me. I won’t be here for much longer, but sitting in this room reminds me of that period between college and my first job in which I moved home. It also makes me think about whether I’ll move back here whenever it is I get back from my travels and need some time to get back on my feet. I know this will be months and months away, but I can’t help thinking about it right now, sitting in this room. Will I jump right back into a job? Or will I take my time, be more picky about what exactly it is I want to do in order to pay the bills and end up in this room for months? Crazy to think about, but I suppose I’ll cross that bridge when it comes. I have bigger fish to fry right now.
Shot from my buddy’s rooftop at the end of our street. I’m so lucky to have lived here for the past year and a half
On being homeless…
Alright, I’m not homeless, but to some I could appear homeless or at least as a squatter. I moved all the big furniture out of my room, which now looks nearly empty with a few random possessions lying around. Specifically, a mat with some blankets, some toiletries along the ledge and random clothing sparsely populating the floor space. I’m headed home (the parents) tomorrow, but I’ve been in this state for the past week or so. Why did I do this to myself? Well I had to get my stuff home at some point and last weekend was the only one that worked for my parents. I could have just gone home right away, but a friend was holding a charity event, and we had another soccer game and we needed to decorate a friends Christmas Tree and I couldn’t miss the big sweater party…you get the picture. So I decided to stick around and I’m real glad I did. Who needs furniture when you have friends? Not this guy.
Just another day in our backyard. Glad I got a timelapse of bucket in before I take off
First Day of Funemployment
Friday was my last day, today is my first day of freedom. Do you count as unemployed if its a decision on your part not to have a job? I don’t know or really care for that matter. All I know is that the future is looking up.
Manhattan Beach Pier Fireworks
