I have a test date in Anchorage AK for PD in July. Wow, I would love to live there and serve! Still waiting on my Peace Corps interview to be scheduled as well, my recommendations need to get their butts in gear =P.
I forgot to get more pictures >< a little bit on my mind with my cousin coming back from Basic and selling all my possessions. I had a storage unit with all my stuff in it from my “old” life and have been selling it and preparing for a garage sale. I only want to have my clothes a good book and a backpack with all my belongings.
I also have been helping my family a great deal… my mother and brother are relocating to Nashville and I have been “cleaning house” here helping them get rid of all their stuff so they can make a easy clean move. I don’t know where I will be going yet, the opportunities have not all come full circle yet for me to make my decision. I still think the Peace Corps is the most valuable and would provide me with the most growth and opportunity. It also would supply me with what is needed once I return to finish my adventure.
I have really taken to biking… With the right gear and time to adapt I think I won’t need a car anymore. Between biking, public transit and greyhound I can get anywhere and stay healthy, help out mother nature and save some green. I really need a new seat, and fenders for the rain but I am trying to save all the money I can for these upcoming tests and interviews. Other then that all is well and chugging along. Really need to get more pics, sorry!
I think its time for an update. I have been riding my brother’s bike back and forth from work for a week or more and am experiencing some sore bum. The bike is not a good fit for me at all but it is free so I can’t complain. I am looking at a different seat right now, something a little more shock absorbing. The real problem is the frame size being too small and putting too much pressure on my rear thanks to my legs tiring so fast. It’s only a 5 mile bike to work (10 mile round trip) so I will be fine for now. The real problem lies in coming home at midnight in the pitch black of the bike path. There is no alternative to it except the interstate. I invested in a bright headlight so I can see but its still a little spooky. I am in some major serious training right now as I have testing coming up. I am applying everywhere right now, figure when your fishing catch as many as possible then choose to throw back the smallest.
Some places I have applied to: Vermont State Troopers (Test coming up), Ithaca Fire Department, Anchorage AK Police… as you can see I am just application happy. I will make my efforts to take as many tests as possible given the level of finances I have. My application to the Peace Corps is all submitted, once all my recommendations are in I will be set up with an interview. I really hope that it goes through fine, its my number one. Joining Fire/LE is a young man’s game but being 29 this year I can still afford 2 years and still make the 20 year / age 55 retirement of any department. I must say that out of them all I am really feeling Alaska… so gorgeous. I will be able to reapply to Nashville PD in a few months as well. I am training for these tests and will be in far better shape this time.
Basically I do Qigong twice a week, cardio six days a week whether its speed walking, running, biking, dancing, w/e, light weight lifting for strength, lots of ab work, and now I may have the opportunity to bike patrol at the mall… MORE CARDIO WOOT! This Tuesday I am going to a fund raiser for Peaceful Acres (http://www.peacefulacreshorses.com/index.php). I am hoping to have sometime to go up there and volunteer sometime to help in the horse rescue. I think what they do are amazing and I want to see if there is anything I can help with.
The camera is a little messed up but I will have some real pics this week up. T…
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There are some new pictures up on Flickr. The camera takes bad pics but it was free. This is only the beginning, just testing it out. I need to get some kind of memory card for it as it holds only 8 or so pics. I will be taking lots of pics soon for everyone that are interested.
I have …
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Spring is here !!!! Its so beautiful out, I feel so revitalized from it. Wish I had more hours in the day to really enjoy it out there. I heard back from the local Peace Corps recruiter about them processing my application. Wouldn’t it be cool to travel to Asia or Africa to help others for two years!? I …
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Hello everyone! I will be send…
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So this being my first surgery I didn’t know what to expect. I am still recovering and everything seems to be in good working condition now. I had thought I was having gas pains while on the walk but it was all my gall bladder. I remember them starting sometime after Knoxville and thought I was having some gas …
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I took a bus out to visit Chris and Bryan and to discuss my future and the future of the site. The hard fact is that the rest of the trip will be my own, there is no longer going to be funds for what I am doing other then what I can afford. I started this trip with …
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I have lots and lots and lots of new information for you pertaining to this adventure. The problem is I have very limited access to this site. I use someone else’s computer to write this and the admin portion of the site is blocked at work. However, I can access my personal email and if anyone at all wants …
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I wanted to respond to some of …
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My body apparently is super happy with where its at… no matter what I do my weight stays constant. I workout, I stay 280ish. I feast over the holidays, I stay 280ish. Still a long way from my goal of CA I am sure I will hit my 200 to 220 range but man, it just doesn’t move. Nothing …
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Well, I don’t know what to say. The holidays were amazing! My cousin’s new baby girl is the cutest thing ever! I assure you I am not planning on leaving you all uninformed, there just isn’t much to write walk related during these winter months. LoL, I really don’t want to dive into my home personal life with my …
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A small update really quick. I just got a call and I have a job starting right after the holidays. I will be working in a factory repairing and assembling laptops. It is a lot of hours and the overtime will be much appreciated. I am visiting family for the holidays which will be really cool. I will continue …
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Looking for anyone that has done some serious biking in all conditions. I am trying to get my brother’s bike in order for the trip. He has a Trek mountain bike and I …
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By the way I started learning Tae Kwon Do from the Forces of Tae Kwon Do put out by Grand M…
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All those sprints didn’t amount to anything. My speed wasn’t an issue at all. The actual course was much shorter then what I trained for and would have had no problem at all making the time. So what happened? The 5 ft wall was much harder then I thought. I practised for the wall by scaling one that allowed …
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Sorry for no update, been very busy with training for the …
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I have no way to take and upload pics at the moment, I am working on that. You can put a yurt anywhere that allows for a shed I think. I don’t need water hook up, only electricity but that can just be a grounded shielded cable into the decking of the yurt. I would …
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Update on my training: 60 push-ups and 60 sit-ups throughout the day, stretching and warm-ups (isometrics and calisthenics) twice today. Did some TKD (Tae Kwon Do) moves and forms that I was taught and want to master… I plan on testing sometime this winter for a belt. Martial arts is something I always wanted to get into and I …
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