The Adventure List

One of things I love most about visiting a new place is exploring. Being in unfamiliar territory can be both scary and exhilarating at the same time! One of the best parts about exploring is the anticipation that comes before the adventure.  For me, getting lost in a sea of new experiences and surroundings is only half of the experience. To fully grasp the depth of ones own emersion, all of the senses need to be stimulated. Having some level of knowledge prior to the experience allows for a greater appreciation of the event, and allows your emotional psyche to become fully immersed in the physical reality you are experiencing. Basically, before visiting a new place, I love to plan my adventures. I love to research all of the facts and learn the finest of details before diving into the experience.

Since I am moving to the Pacific Northwest in the next 24 days, I have been filling my mind with as much detail about Washington as I can. Being captivated by all of the new opportunities that will be at my disposal, I have started an "Adventure List". Similar to the well-known "Bucket List", my list is not focused on achieving some personal satisfaction before I die, but rather living life to the fullest. Experiencing the awesome nature of God's creation humbles me, while purifying my praises of exaltation. Life can be an adventure as long as we allow it to carry us along.

My adventure list isn't just a product of my own imagination, but rather a creation fueled by friendship. Perhaps the best part of this adventure list is who I will share the experiences with. Creating an adventure list with one of my closest friends from WA has been an experience all of it's own. Adding new items to the list almost every day, we now have a plethera adventures waiting to be experienced!  Just part of the list includes:

Wine tasting and drinking

Fresh Sea food at Pikes Place market

Camping

Back backing
Staying in a cabin in the mountains
Hot springs
Skiing in the mountains
Helicopter tour
Bar with good car bombs?

Hookah lounge
Getting lost
Scuba diving 

Going to Puget Sound

River rafting through the mountains 

and the list goes on and on... 

Just today, I was discouraged and anxious about leaving my home in the next 24 days, forever. Then I received a text from my friend in WA, saying she had added an item to our list, kayaking from Readmond to the Redhook Brewery. My butterflies flew away. 

Get ready WA, here I come!