I have now been living in Arizona
for a little over a week. Everyone
has been asking me how I have been acclimating. Honestly it’s been pretty easy. The town I’m living in, Sedona, is small but has most of the
things I need near by. The weather
is different; thankfully I came at a time when things are cooling off. The summer might be a different story
though. It is a little dryer than
I’m used to, which results in a more rigorous eye drop regime in the
morning. Overall things have been
quite smooth. I of course miss my
friends and family back home, but that was an inevitable cost for pursuing this
opportunity.
For those of you who don’t know me
as well as you should, I guess I should back-track a little and give some
background / details. Such as,
what is this opportunity, where is home and why is he talking about Arizona. I’m getting all “Quentin Tarantino” on
you and telling you things out of order.
I am a passionate person and have
several passions. One of them is
Hospitality. After much soul
searching and irrelevant classes at the local community college I discovered
San Diego State Universitie’s Hospitality and Tourism Management program (HTM
for short). I pursued it and
received my Bachelor’s of Science (clearly there is so much more to be said
about those years but that will have to wait). During my studies I received several years of industry
experience. Upon graduating I was
somewhat at a loss. It was a
little more difficult getting a job than I had anticipated, which scared the
shit out of me! I stressed out,
and came to the conclusion that I needed to open myself up to some BIG
changes. This brings us to
Sedona. It was my hope to stay in
San Diego, but I said to the world I am open to change, what do you have for
me? When I heard back from Sedona
I new that it was the right choice.
It was simply too good to pass up. So I packed up and shipped out (of
course with help from some loved ones).
Thus began a new chapter in my
life. The San Diego college grad
who moved out to a small town in Arizona to pursue his passion for hospitality
(maybe I’m just full of it, but I swear my life could be a series of
films). So here I am, about a week
later living in Arizona. Unfortunately,
I’m at a point in my life where my job is most of my life, but do not fear
fellow blog readers I will still have plenty of Adventure to speak of. And if I don’t… then I guess I’ll have
to quite my blog (gosh, it’s only the second post and I’m talking about
quitting). No, I won’t quit. I know I’ll have Adventures; it’s in my
blood. It’s a major part of who I
am. So with the promise of more
Adventures to come I leave you with this: Stay classy San Diego, and for the
rest of you (I don’t know) keep doing your thing…?
It's kind of a weird feeling seeing 80% of what you own compacted into such a small area.
On the way up I had to eat fast food (yuck!).
Admittedly, I am obsessed with San Diego, but I sure picked a beautiful place to spend some time.
P.S. Thank you to those of you who helped me, I love you always!
