180 Degrees South

This movie changed my life.

I don't know if I can say the same for any other movie. I first watched it a little over a year ago last spring and I can honestly say since then, I've thought about something from this movie almost everyday. It's kind of weird how much I think about it actually. I used to watch it a lot when I was still in Rexburg enrolled in classes but that was always a bad idea. As much as I love this movie, it does bad things to me when I have responsibilities. It always makes me want to drop out of school, sell all my things I don't need and just travel the world, hike, and be a part of nature. But then I remind myself: 

1. I'm going to school for something I actually want to do in life. (Video Production and Photography)

2. I should just stick it out and finish my last year. I've already completed three years...I might as well do one more.

3. I can be a hippie, traveling fool when I graduate.

Reminding myself of these three things always helps but I'm still left with that longing to be out in nature more. I have an interview this Friday to work and live in Yosemite for the summer. So if I get the job, that will definitely help fill that void.

Some of my favorite quotes from the film:

"I'm drawn to open country. It's where everything becomes clear. Where the world makes the most sense. When I put myself out there I always return with something new. A friend once told me that the best journeys answer questions that in the beginning you didn't even think to ask"

-Jeff Johnson

"The word "adventure" has just gotten overused. For me, adventure is when everything goes wrong. That's when the adventure starts."

"The hardest thing in the world is to simplify your life. It's so easy to make it complex. The solution may be for a lot of the world's problems is to turn around and take a forward step. You can't just keep trying to make a flawed system work."  
 
"You know where I want to be right now? Is right here. No where else. Not in the future, not in the past."      
-Yvon Chouinard

One day I will go to Rapa Nui. 

One day I will go to Patagonia.

Until then, a summer in Yosemite will do just fine. :)

Half Dome. photo taken in March 2012