Essay Archive - The Change
The Change
The New Year filled me with the desire to pursue new adventures.
Like most people, I became consumed in the January resolution ritual of
making promises of changing my life, but retreating from them as March
approaches. But I decided to carry through with my commitments this year.
Three of my closest friends and I decided to challenge ourselves after days
of relaxation in the safety and shelter of civilization and to return to
the isolation of the wilderness. Despite the nobility of our quest we were
forced to bring along miniature symbols of the world we were leaving for
basic survival such as a propane stove, expensive s....
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