Marriage! She Said Yes!
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Big news! For the first time, I tell the story of my marriage proposal. The story is included in an interview I did for a Kiwi blogger, part of a travel writer interview series that also includes Q&As with Rolf Potts and Joshua Berman. Here's an excerpt: WritetoTravel: As a writer and traveler, what are the biggest challenges you face on the road ? Tim: I was thinking about this question for a little while...and realized that my biggest challenge so far hasn't been on the road - it's been coming home. When I'm traveling, even when I find myself in a pickle - like the time Ryan and I ran out of water and food on a wild Cambodian island and were menaced by men with hatchets and AK-47 rifles - it's all part of the adventure. Strange as it may seem, the toughest part is being home, seeing my family, hanging out with old friends and wondering what the heck I'm doing with my life. I can hike 5 miles through the jungle on a pack of ramen and some coconut milk, but I can't pet my cat without wondering if I should settle down and plant a garden and go to law school. Funny, isn't it. On the road, I'm just on the damn road, and life is wonderful. Here's the link to the whole interview, and the story of my marriage proposal: http://writetotravel.blogspot.com/2007/08/interview-with-travel-writertim.html Ring Photo by firemedic58 via Flickr (Creative Commons) http://flickr.com/photos/50841708@N00/408909320/ |
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Hah. You had me all set to congratulate you on getting engaged... I suppose there's some technical j-school term for the way you hooked me in there? Hmm.
Good interview, I liked your advice about discipline and starting online. The tricky thing for me is going to be knowing when to pull the plug on the day job... even scarier than cutting out too soon is the idea of getting sucked in and saying, next year, next year, until I'm forty and pitching stories to Family Circle. Yikes!
ha, yeah - i probably won't be able to use that trick more than once every 3 years :)
thanks for the good words on the interview - and i absolutely agree, better to err on the side of risk than caution - i mean, we're lucky enough to live in rich countries, we have family and friends, even if we go broke chasing a dream we will have enough food and clothes on our backs and a place to stay - in Canada, you'll even have health care!
Too true - I've been hinting to my folks lately that I'll probably show up on their doorstep one of these days and make myself at home for awhile... :P