A Fresh Start

I have always been told that the best time for travel and adventure is post-college, pre-career. As that point in my life approached, I decided to listen to this advice. I wanted an interim chapter to precede the jump into a career. It just so happened my friend Harmony was looking for a similar experience. She suggested we move to Aspen for a ski bum season. I realized a season of being outdoors in the ostensibly beautiful Colorado is just what I needed. A breath of fresh air. 

Picking up and moving somewhere I had never been before with no job or other friends, only a furnished house to go to, was a little scary. I was leaving a place of social comfort and familiarity and venturing into the unknown. I had no idea where I would work, who I would meet, or what it would be like. The idea was liberating. 

So here I am, in Aspen, the most beautiful place. The Aspen trees scatter the hillsides with bright yellows and oranges, and the big clear sky brightens everything with its blue. I wake up every morning to sun shining and majestic snow capped peaks peering into my window. No matter what happens here, I know that the beauty will make everything better. It makes each day worth seizing, and every moment seem big.

Check back often for my stories of the little moments that make each day unique, exciting, and worth smiling about.

Until next time,
Austen