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someguyfromcanada  ·  2289 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: December 20, 2017

My ass was super bruised after my first weekend learning to board. At Tremblant. More than I ever thought I could be bruised. The learning curve is easy for most so it is a good skill to have but I still prefer skis. It is fun!

I just finished your Burn video. I believe you are right that the right question to ask about an experience is: why not? From watching your vids I thought you have had that attitude already.

My first time truly travelling alone I was 20, had a backpack, money and a return ticket for 3 months later from an airport thousands of miles away. My first night was the first night in my life that I was ever truly scared. Fuck I am in a foreign country, I do not know anyone, no one has my back and I can't go home no matter what. I am responsible for everything. How the fuck am I going to do this? As you might predict, 3 months later I was not ready to go home.

That;s really just a seque to my point. When I got home, I had a high school friend ask me: Why would you want to do that? I still regret my answer which was: Bob if you have to ask that question you will not understand the answer. You do it because you have the opportunity to do it and you want to experience the world and what it has to offer.





elizabeth  ·  2288 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Why do you regret that answer? It seems right to me!

Cant wait for more boarding this weekend :)

someguyfromcanada  ·  2288 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It was right though a bit too blunt. Bob is a good hearted guy but all he wants to do with his life is to have a steady union job, own a house and afford a classic car as his one extravagance. He has never left the country and probably has only been to big city less that a dozen times, maybe for a Bon Jovi concert or something similar. A perfect example of the Delta people Orwell described in 1984; the menial laborers who are perfect;y happy doing what they do and can not understand why anyone would want to even have the responsibility of being the manager at the factory.

We got several inches of nice light snow today so I was out playing in it today! Have a great weekend and happy holidays.