I saw a truck at a truck stop the other day that had a quote opposite Larry the Cable Guy's "Get-R-Done" that I thought it would be appropriate for the first Title to my TruckerWisdom Blog and personal accounts of being on the road, because I finally started the blog after about a week and a half of procrastinating! A little background: My name is Chase, I'm 23 years old, college graduate (B.S. in computer graphic design) and pristine in all ways... yeah right.
Like all college students I was very much involved with my school and community. Along with being a respected member of the Resident Life staff for two years, student senate president for one, 4 year member of the "work to put yourself through college" club, I was charter member of many on campus groups. Unfortunately, some of my extra curricular activities off campus were not as pleasing to the Resume.
I had slipped away from my High School, B-I-B-L-E singing lifestyle into the much more dangerous and costly lifestyle of alcohol and substance abuse. At the time it was a 'phase'; in my mind. Now it's a costly and stressful cycle of court dates, attorney calls, questions and the thought of 'I wish this were all just a bad dream.' Well it isn't. I won't go into all the nitty gritty's but my 'phase' was abruptly halted by a police officer, drug test and felony charge.
Now, I had some decesions to make. Before anything involving the 'Red and Blues' whaled into my life, my plan was to move to the 'big city' and get a job and start my new life. My life had taken a drastic change since my new life plan ever really got a chance to start. Hence, new life Part Deux. Part Deux starts with moving home. I'm still working on getting all the details sorted out at my 'big city' house, but that will hopfully come in time. ANYWAY.
Why am I trucking you may ask? Well, I'm really not. I'm more riding. My father is owner/operator of his own Semi and travels all over most of the U.S. I always found the idea of traveling everyday to new places very inticing. I think it makes the world feel less small to me... Or myself less small in the world. Knowing that you can cross 3 states in a day or two without flying? I don't think some of the suberbians in the 'big city' have ever even considered it, and God willing, they never do. Keep those city drivers to their commute and distance plane vacations and out of our way.
If you're wondering, this WAS my choice and actually asked to go on the road two days before my 'training session' at a job I was hired at (which included passing a drug test! [a little personal monument]) So I'm considering this my "Year off, after college." I've already been to Mexico, South America, Canada and Europe; so now, I'm going trucking and excited about it! My task's include mangled duties of a secritary, bookkeeper, map reader, roommate, physical laboror, mile counter, computer programer, photographer and two of the more important ones: conversation partner and son.
I have been in the same place, with the same people, with the same thoughts, with the same attitudes and the same EVERYTHING for far too long. Don't get me wronge, these people are my friends and I'll always cherish them, but I know they aren't mad at what I say becuase $10 says they feel the same way! Ready for change. (Different thank Obama's change -- [Lord protect us all])
And this is how I'm changing my life. Going on the road, seeing the country and learing from Trucker Wisdom.
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