Essays on Adventure

Long ago (in what our kids would call ‘the days of the dinosaurs’), before we had technology to entertain us indefinitely, children would be left alone to play (inside or outside) and they would just know what to do – how to play. Nowadays, a…

My name is Lucy. Lucille Alexander if you really want to get formal, but I’m not one of those people and I just go by Lucy. Ever since I can remember I have always been fascinated by adventure and discovery, and would always be somewhere…

YOUR WINGS ALREADY EXIST. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FLY. Spread your wings wild open, and just take a flight to anywhere; anywhere that feels nothing like homeland; a place forbidden that is a brand new adventure where you can lose yourself and be…

To Raise Brave Girls “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” Stated by the influential figure Helen Keller, the quote brings the importance of adventure in one’s life to light, in relation to the TED Talk at hand. Caroline Paul, author of…

Going Overboard “The only thing to fear is, fear itself’ is what I had drilled into my mind to brace myself when I went kayaking for the first time. Clinging onto those words by FDR, I thought I would be able to brave through this…

In Frank Capra’s 1934 romantic comedy “It Happened One Night,” the two main characters, Ellie and Peter, end up spending a few days together and it turns into an adventure of a lifetime. Ellie runs away from her controlling father who has her cooped up…

It is relatively difficult to tell which island, indeed, is the best in Thailand. Individuals have diverse perspectives and inclinations which will prompt an assortment of thoughts and feelings. Truth be told, the nearby Thais themselves couldn’t tell either in light of the fact that…