Embarking

Somehow, I had much different emotions before leaving for London. A year and a half ago I felt the need to see all there was to see. Talk about pressure. I no longer feel that sort of pressure. I do look at this Montana adventure as being a different sort of study abroad, but the adventure will come more from doing the job, meeting people and living life rather than traveling to exotic locations. Montana could be seen as an exotic location, certainly much different from any place I have ever lived, but the fact that I am going for an indefinite amount of time forces it to be closer to a home than a travel destination. I will see what I see in between work and life. The challenge this time is to be an effective settler rather than a great gadabout.

As I embark on life in Big Sky country, I am also simply embarking on life. This will be my first true test of independence.

Now for some logistics:

Tonight Kyle and I (my friend Kyle will be travelling with me to Montana because he plans on spending the summer working as a waiter in Glacier National Park) will make it only as far as Rochester. From there we drive to Chicago. After that it’s on to South Dakota for some camping under Mount Rushmore – if all goes well – and then we finally make it to my apartment in Superior, Montana on Friday evening.

Wish us luck and hope the bears don’t bite.

Comments welcome,

Andrew