Reasons

So, people seem to want to know why I am doing this. there are lots of good reasons I can give, the search for adventure, wanting to help other people, needing to escape from post college life back at home. All of those are probably true, some more than others perhaps, but I realized today that all though those are all valuable reasons they are not the main idea behind my wanting to go.

I was reading through a book today and came across an excerpt from a poem by Robert Frost. It started with, "Nothing to look backward on with pride," and continued, "Isn't that a sad summation of life?"

I realize that is perhaps the leading emotion behind my decision. I if do this, and nothing else grand in life, I can still look back and say, "I did that." I spent all my money, and traveled to the other side of the world to help people i never met. In the end, I suppose, its for me more than anyone else that I'm going.