Hello world, myself and fellow UO student, Tyler Kirsch have been lucky enough to be named 2009 Bedbury Scholars. That means that we have been sent by the UO and Scott Bedbury to the 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX. Follow our learnings, insights and experiences at http://ducksxsw.wordpress.com/.
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I graduate from the University of Oregon this June. So, naturally I am getting a lot of questions about my plans when I graduate.
Here’s what I know so far:
I’m not going straight to work. That doesn’t mean that I’m not going to work, or that I’m going to take a year off. Who knows how long it will be until I work. But I do know for certain that I wont even consider working until mid-July at the absolute earliest. And even then, there has got to be a pretty awesome opportunity to make me go to work before mid-August.
I am going to travel. I don’t know how far or for how long, but I do know that I will spend my first two weeks of post-graduation bliss with my girfriend. Maybe we will go to Hawaii with my parents, or maybe we will go on a road trip. After that trip, I’m going to spend at least a week at the beginning of July on a road trip to the Grand Canyon with my mom and my brother. We have all wanted to do this forever, and this may be the last chance for such an adventure. And then… if I still don’t have a job…
I am going to own a motorcycle. I really hope I don’t have to sell it at the end of the summer because of wherever I’m going to be living (aka NYC…). If all goes according to plan, I will be embarking on a month-long ride across the country with two friends from high school. I’ve always wanted to go on a road trip across the country, and frankly, I don’t see a better way to do it than on a bike.
I’m going to sell as much of my stuff as possible in order to finance these decisions. Working my ass off since I was 16 and having the luxury to save most of it for just such an opportunity will take care of the rest.
Other than, that… I have no idea what I’ll be doing or where I’ll be come August.
I tend to get really passionately into things from time to time. Sometimes they stick and I remain obsessed forever. Other times though, I live and breath it for a week or so and then it fizzles out and dies. One thing is for certain though, when I get obsessed with something, I spend way too much time researching it and fantasizing about it. Hell, I even dream about it.
So what’s the newest thing on my mind? A motorcycle ride across the country.
Here’s what I know so far:
So I’ve been working through all the necessary steps, scenarios and half-answers to try and satisfy all of the above.
I’m really excited about it. But I wonder if its really that practical of a thing to do right now. I mean, I’ve never even been on a motorcycle before. Maybe this is one of the obsessions that will quickly fade? Or maybe, just maybe, I will start to ride motorcylces… When else in my life could I do such an adventure?
Keep tuning in to see how long this obsession plays out…
