At the risk of sounding full of myself, I have traveled quite a lot for someone my age. I had probably been to twenty or twenty-five countries by my early twenties, and most of that wasn’t just seeing a few sites and moving on but spending quality time there. I was mostly able to do this because I was in the British Army and based in Germany, so I would be sent a lot of places with the Army and could hop a train while on leave and end up anywhere in Europe!That being said, I have never lived in one place for long enough to feel like I have roots. Between all the places I’ve lived in Canada, Britain, Europe and now America, I feel a little like a drifter. I have been in Portland for eight years now, which is the longest I’ve ever lived in one place, and I feel the need for a change of scenery. I am in school so am staying put mostly because I don’t want to pay out of state tuition elsewhere, but also I’m a little panicked to find I like this town and feel connected to it! I have some good friends, good memories, and some favorite places. Still, I can’t wait for the day I’m done school and can get out on the road again.My goal is to get to Antarctica. I have already seen four of the seven continents and been on many of the worlds seas. I feel pretty confident that I can get to the rest along life’s journey, but Antarctica always seems so far out of the way. There are scientific research jobs down there online but so far I haven’t gotten one of them. I can only hope that once I’m done with school an opportunity will open up for me to live down there for a while, and I can say I not only saw it, but that I experienced it.
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