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Mr. Blonde · 05-02-2008, 11:32 PM

This is my next big goal in life, cemented last month inside my head. After a little over a year in "real life" after returning from my first journey abroad, I have decided that....it sucks. Pretty bad. Not only do I not really know what I want to do with myself, I refuse to "stick around" until I find something I can "settle" for, which is what most people seem to do after college, if they go at all.

I have already obviously seen quite a bit of North America, although i'd love to see more of Mexico and Canada, but those are relatively low priority, due to proximity. I spent 4 months in Australia as most of you know, so that continent is covered, although I'd like to live there someday...it's fucking magical down there.

In 4 months, barring any catastrophes or something great happening to me that makes me actually want to stay, I will be moving to Korea for a year to teach English in Seoul. I will only be working about 30 hours a week, so hopefully on weekends and breaks in between school (if they have them), I plan to travel to Japan, Thailand, China (although beebs thought there might be a visa issue....Ironic, any advice on that front?), and anywhere else I might venture off to. That should take care of Asia...after that, if I find myself not wanting to return still, I am tentatively thinking of catching a flight to India, and was MAYBE thinking of backpacking my way through the middle east to get to Europe, but that might not be a good idea. I'd really like to somehow catch a boat from the Indian Ocean through the Red Sea to the Mediterranean and then touring Europe through there. Main issue is that i would REALLY like to visit india, then fuck around in europe, but odds are I won't have the money to just go to europe to travel, so i might have to stop somewhere and work for a while again. Who knows.

Anyways, while i'm in Europe, I want to hit up Egypt, which would technically count as Africa, but it's still kind of a cop-out...but I could live with that.

All that would be left then is South America, which will pry be last on the list, and Antarctica....the latter is definitely going to be rough, but there are always scientists and shit going down there, I REALLY don't want to take a cruise down there, cause cruises are kinda the antithesis of how I like to travel, not to mention expensive as fuck. But who knows

So that's that. Thoughts? My main issue right now is that I feel like I should be establishing myself financially blah blah blah blah....I really don't know what I want to do and I don't see the point of staying here and getting all this material shit, and for what? To secure a wife? That's pretty much the only reason I can see.....Most of us are going to be working till we're 60 anyways, why not delay it a bit and see the world?

I'm only 24 and a half, so i've got almost 6 years to do all this, but thats 5 continents in 6 years...thats a lot if you have to work to pay your way as you're doing it.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 05-03-2008, 01:19 AM

when does Antarctica play into this?

Orgazmo · 05-03-2008, 01:43 AM

If you're going to Africa, you should probably go to South Africa...and if you're going to South Africa, you should probably go during the World Cup.

Mr. Blonde · 05-03-2008, 03:51 AM

Soccer is gay.

Antarctica will play into it whenever I get the time/money to go after Asia/Europe/Africa.

BigDongedHoe · 05-03-2008, 10:40 AM

I don't care how gay soccer is going to the world cup is culturally probably one of the best things you could ever do.

DJ FC · 05-03-2008, 12:58 PM

Yes South Africa for the World Cub would be amazing!

SittinOnDubsWGW · 05-03-2008, 03:35 PM

sounds like a really badass idea. As you mentioned, backpacking through the middle east might not be the best of ideas.

I have similar aspirations, but I'll probably just do them for 2-3 weeks at a time on vacations, as I'm content with my career at the moment and get decent pay/vacation time.

DJ FC · 05-04-2008, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SittinOnDubsWGW

As you mentioned, backpacking through the middle east might not be the best of ideas.

I've met a couple people who have done it, coincidently (or not) they were all Australians. There is no group of people on this earth who like to travel like the Australians do, I really don't know why...

But the scariest backpacking trip I've ever heard of was in Africa. This guy who used to work for my company, he was fired for being too crazy and a little insane, booked a flight into Cape Town and out of Cairo. He hitchhiked in between. There were times he was riding in the back of a chicken transport truck, filled with chickens, and others where he was hanging out w/ rebels putting on their camo and posing with them for pictures while he's holding their AK47s. There's a lot of scary shit in between Cape Town and Cairo and this guy is one crazy motherfucker.

Mr. Blonde · 05-04-2008, 10:29 AM

that...is...awesome.

DJ FC · 05-04-2008, 11:59 AM

Blonde,

Your idea wouldn't have anything to do with Fall Out Boy would it?

GWB

Mr. Blonde · 05-04-2008, 01:48 PM

Uhh, what?

Ironic Mustache · 05-05-2008, 03:58 PM

I did have to get a Visa but I remember it being pretty easy.

Beebs · 05-05-2008, 04:42 PM

Personally I think Antartica would be a bit of a let down, all that work and bullshit to get there, and it wouldn't be nearly as fulfilling as the other 6.

I'd instead put more of an emphasis on subdividing one of the others, Asia for example can be Japan or it can be Isreal, hardly the same.

Mr. Blonde · 05-05-2008, 05:42 PM

i'd put an emphasis on you shutting the fuck up.

Beebs · 05-05-2008, 05:44 PM

Too mean.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 05-05-2008, 08:24 PM

whoa whoa whoa guys, lets all catch our breath here before we say something we might regret

DJ FC · 05-05-2008, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde

Uhh, what?

http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=41862

Mr. Blonde · 05-06-2008, 02:06 AM

pussies. why didn't they take a boat.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 05-13-2008, 05:49 PM

This teaching english thing in korea is a pretty popular thing right now. Some asian bitch I know said there are a lot of scandels over there of Americans coming over to teach and end up having sex with the school girls. Thats something to look forward to!

Mr. Blonde · 05-13-2008, 08:28 PM

I could see that happening.

Ugly Bastard · 05-13-2008, 08:49 PM

I like it Blonde. Life's just a ride. Go enjoy it. As long as you're not terrified about wondering where your next meal is going to come from, I'd say you're doing just fine. Fuck everything else.

Heaven Can Wait · 10-29-2008, 04:47 PM

you just got back from Mexico, right?
Anything to do with this?

Ironic Mustache · 10-29-2008, 05:04 PM

5 month bump?

Mr. Blonde · 10-29-2008, 05:06 PM

Being that Mexico is technically North America, no. No its not. Currently i'm dead in the water.

Repugnant Abomination · 10-29-2008, 05:13 PM

But what a body!

05-02-2008, 11:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	All 7 Continents Before I Turn 30. This is my next big goal in life, cemented last month inside my head. After a little over a year in "real life" after returning from my first journey abroad, I have decided that....it sucks. Pretty bad. Not only do I not really know what I want to do with myself, I refuse to "stick around" until I find something I can "settle" for, which is what most people seem to do after college, if they go at all. I have already obviously seen quite a bit of North America, although i'd love to see more of Mexico and Canada, but those are relatively low priority, due to proximity. I spent 4 months in Australia as most of you know, so that continent is covered, although I'd like to live there someday...it's fucking magical down there. In 4 months, barring any catastrophes or something great happening to me that makes me actually want to stay, I will be moving to Korea for a year to teach English in Seoul. I will only be working about 30 hours a week, so hopefully on weekends and breaks in between school (if they have them), I plan to travel to Japan, Thailand, China (although beebs thought there might be a visa issue....Ironic, any advice on that front?), and anywhere else I might venture off to. That should take care of Asia...after that, if I find myself not wanting to return still, I am tentatively thinking of catching a flight to India, and was MAYBE thinking of backpacking my way through the middle east to get to Europe, but that might not be a good idea. I'd really like to somehow catch a boat from the Indian Ocean through the Red Sea to the Mediterranean and then touring Europe through there. Main issue is that i would REALLY like to visit india, then fuck around in europe, but odds are I won't have the money to just go to europe to travel, so i might have to stop somewhere and work for a while again. Who knows. Anyways, while i'm in Europe, I want to hit up Egypt, which would technically count as Africa, but it's still kind of a cop-out...but I could live with that. All that would be left then is South America, which will pry be last on the list, and Antarctica....the latter is definitely going to be rough, but there are always scientists and shit going down there, I REALLY don't want to take a cruise down there, cause cruises are kinda the antithesis of how I like to travel, not to mention expensive as fuck. But who knows So that's that. Thoughts? My main issue right now is that I feel like I should be establishing myself financially blah blah blah blah....I really don't know what I want to do and I don't see the point of staying here and getting all this material shit, and for what? To secure a wife? That's pretty much the only reason I can see.....Most of us are going to be working till we're 60 anyways, why not delay it a bit and see the world? I'm only 24 and a half, so i've got almost 6 years to do all this, but thats 5 continents in 6 years...thats a lot if you have to work to pay your way as you're doing it.

05-03-2008, 01:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,353 Internets: 290966	when does Antarctica play into this?
	#YOLO

05-03-2008, 10:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
BigDongedHoe Sex Kitten Milf fuuucck Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,704 Internets: 55974	I don't care how gay soccer is going to the world cup is culturally probably one of the best things you could ever do.
	There's life and then there is Cubs baseball, it's a chore to seperate the two.

05-03-2008, 12:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 253094	Yes South Africa for the World Cub would be amazing!
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

05-04-2008, 11:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 253094	Blonde, Your idea wouldn't have anything to do with Fall Out Boy would it? GWB
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

05-03-2008, 01:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,733 Internets: 311447	If you're going to Africa, you should probably go to South Africa...and if you're going to South Africa, you should probably go during the World Cup.

05-03-2008, 03:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Soccer is gay. Antarctica will play into it whenever I get the time/money to go after Asia/Europe/Africa.

05-03-2008, 03:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	sounds like a really badass idea. As you mentioned, backpacking through the middle east might not be the best of ideas. I have similar aspirations, but I'll probably just do them for 2-3 weeks at a time on vacations, as I'm content with my career at the moment and get decent pay/vacation time.

05-04-2008, 10:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	that...is...awesome.

05-04-2008, 01:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Uhh, what?
	Last edited by Mr. Blonde; 05-05-2008 at 03:41 AM.

05-05-2008, 03:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ironic Mustache G'd up from the feet up. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cali Posts: 7,146 Supreme Emperor of the Jiu Jitsu Shit Forum?: Yes Internets: 114735	I did have to get a Visa but I remember it being pretty easy.
	Creeping around as I please nonchalantly like any other Supreme Emperor might.

05-05-2008, 04:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	Personally I think Antartica would be a bit of a let down, all that work and bullshit to get there, and it wouldn't be nearly as fulfilling as the other 6. I'd instead put more of an emphasis on subdividing one of the others, Asia for example can be Japan or it can be Isreal, hardly the same.

05-05-2008, 05:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	i'd put an emphasis on you shutting the fuck up.

05-05-2008, 05:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	Too mean.

05-05-2008, 08:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,353 Internets: 290966	whoa whoa whoa guys, lets all catch our breath here before we say something we might regret
	#YOLO

05-06-2008, 02:06 AM	#18 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	pussies. why didn't they take a boat.

05-13-2008, 05:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,353 Internets: 290966	This teaching english thing in korea is a pretty popular thing right now. Some asian bitch I know said there are a lot of scandels over there of Americans coming over to teach and end up having sex with the school girls. Thats something to look forward to!
	#YOLO

05-13-2008, 08:28 PM	#20 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	I could see that happening.

05-13-2008, 08:49 PM	#21 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	I like it Blonde. Life's just a ride. Go enjoy it. As long as you're not terrified about wondering where your next meal is going to come from, I'd say you're doing just fine. Fuck everything else.

10-29-2008, 04:47 PM	#22 (permalink)
Heaven Can Wait English. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 868 Internets: 179	you just got back from Mexico, right? Anything to do with this?
	there is little I wouldn't do for a dolphin.

10-29-2008, 05:04 PM	#23 (permalink)
Ironic Mustache G'd up from the feet up. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cali Posts: 7,146 Supreme Emperor of the Jiu Jitsu Shit Forum?: Yes Internets: 114735	5 month bump?
	Creeping around as I please nonchalantly like any other Supreme Emperor might.

10-29-2008, 05:06 PM	#24 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Being that Mexico is technically North America, no. No its not. Currently i'm dead in the water.

10-29-2008, 05:13 PM	#25 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547	But what a body!

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