where the description came from.

if you ever wondered where the "elephant's child" thing came from, here ya go. I love this song.

each day

each day I wake up one day closer to my future. each day I wake up with a burning passion to do what I love. each day I wake up one day closer to where I'm going to be. So far, this school year has been incredible. I've done well in my classes, had fun with friends, met some new friends, and (my personal favorite) I have started planning my journey around the world. When I really sit down and think about it, aside from just daydreaming about the vibrant waters off Australia's coast, it kind of scares me. I mean I can barely handle a crowd of 35 people I know in one house, how am I supposed to handle a crowd of people whom I've never met. I don't really know how this next year is going to play out. What I do know is that I have nothing to worry about, I will be well taken care of. Its just crazy to think that in a year I'm either going to be in a different country, or preparing to go to one in the spring. I almost feel bad about it. Why, you might ask. Mostly because I never asked the people I care most about if I should go, or if they want me to, or if I can. I just said "oh hey guys I'm gonna go to another country for school for 4 months! kay great." Ya know what though, I think its about time I stop asking for permission or suggestions when it comes to chasing my dreams. Although I have come to accept the fact that I must go to school and that there is a reason for it, I refuse to accept the fact that I can't do what I love most. One day, whether I am 25 years old or I'm 65 years old, I will be doing whatever it is I love most. As cheesy as it may sound you have to start from the bottom in order to truly love what you do. I guess that is what happens today. After 5 years of a job that I really didn't enjoy, I am beginning something new. A new place, new people, and most importantly: something I love. Yes I may be standing behind a counter ringing up people's purchases, but you know what they will be buying? skis, jackets, snowboard, boots, goggles. Things I actually know a thing or two about. I will get to share my love for the great outdoors, and more importantly a ski slope, with every person who walks through that door. It may not sound like much, but to me it means everything because this opportunity makes me one day closer to living my dreams.

peace & love