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T minus 2 days. My departure from Seattle is imminent. And what do I have to stay for myself after 3 months of trailing The Adventure School? Stay tuned tomorrow for a post that incorporates substance, eloquence, and thought. But for today, here are the quick’n'dirty lessons I’ve collected during my time with The Adventure School. In no particular order of importance. Even though numbering them seems to indicate the contrary: 1. Have you ever gone to the ocean and turned over an unassuming grey boulder to discover an entire, teeming community underneath? That’s how I feel about South Seattle. There’s SO MUCH going on down there that I didn’t have a clue about. And Georgetown. I remain fascinated, enthralled, and slightly intimidated by its raw artist-cum-motorcyclist tattooed vibe and the re-appropriated industrial aesthetic. Without Cori and Aviva as my guides, I’d still be none the wiser. 2. From these two women, I also picked up my two new favorite exclamation/descriptor words: Awesome 3. Nurture your craziest ideas and see them through. Like building a bike that makes spin art, traveling to Peru, or painting French mustaches on any party guest who will let you at a Bastille Day Party. As my mother once said to me over coffee this summer, if you never take big risks, you’ll only ever get really mediocre results. Or, as The Adventure School motto goes, Semper Ad Extremum! 4. Setting out to accomplish or build something all your own that didn’t exist before is a mountain hard work. Like Everest-sized. But if you’re happy what you’re doing, you’ll do the work. Happily. 5. Powering spin art on a bike is a workout. Don’t let anyone tell you different. More deep thoughts and blinding revelations tomorrow, in my very last Adventure School blog post! Leave a Reply |
