if all is grounded, you should go make a mountain out of it...

As almost all things do in my life, this journey began with a dream. A flash, a burst, a show of flickering fantastical images perform behind my shut eyelids. Vivid and bright for the moments I am consciously aware, anything could happen.
I am taken to the airport. Dropped on the curb by a taxi. Destination: undecided. Where would you go? If it were your own lucid dream? If you could design your own destiny and you could map your own unique journey? If you could break free from the obligations and the knots holding you from this life would you?  You can. It is never too early or too late to dive into an adventure of epic proportions -- to experience life. All you need is a dream and twenty seconds of insane courage to get started. From distance, to funding, to even gravity; in the pursuit of this dream you cannot let anything get in you're way. After all in this short short life no one can afford to hold back.

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
~ Mark Twain

So what are you waiting for? Chase it! That thrill, that moment, that faith, that pride, that knowledge, that peace - they are all out there waiting for you!

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." ~Robert Frost

Bienvenidos...

"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered."

-Gilbert K. Chesterton

In the spirit of adventure, and the terror and bliss that accompany it I would like to introduce myself, Esther. I am a student, an athlete, a friend, and a sister. Since 2006, when my family and I abandoned our home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, I have been fortunate enough to call the breathtaking Marin County, California my home. This year, my sophomore year in high school, I confronted my parents with a proposition. Eight years have elapsed since my eldest sister Emily had the same chat, it was six years ago for Elizabeth, and just four short years for Rebecca. Traveling to Argentina and Chile, my sisters lived with a family, studied in the language and drowned in foreign culture.

I am delighted to announce that I will be traveling to Spain (specific destination still unknown) next year for the entirety of my junior year.

More hopeful than nervous, more nervous than anxious, and more anxious than frightened, I move forward towards my September departure date. As deadlines loom and pressure rises, I will use this blog as a way to divulge my concerns and organize my progression. One goal that is particularly large is my tuition contribution of $5000...

More to come!