Omaha! I mean Omaha! Well it's not so bad. If you don't mind blistering heat coupled with intense humidity it isn't so bad. It really isn't that bad. However, it isn't Southern California. We are land locked and it is only now that I realize that I took living next to the Pacific Ocean for granted. For those of you who still live near the beach I implore you to go everyday. Take advantage and exploit it for all you can!! The people are really nice. They are very friendly and seem to understand manners. They celebrate the 4th of July like no people I have ever seen in my life. There were so many fireworks that I swear I could have been in the middle of a war zone. I have noticed that many people struggle with the art that Southern Californians have perfected. What is this art you ask? Merging onto the freeway. Yes! Several times I have witnessed people stopping at the end of the on ramp and waiting for the perfect moment when there are no cars. I guess there is nothing wrong with that. I just find it interesting and dangerous! In Southern California we BBQ, but here we grill out and when talking of pools we make sure to specify if it is in ground or above ground. There are no fences around yards making it really easy to always keep a close eye on your neighbor. You never know what they could be up to. In Southern California we generally are not aware that we have neighbors until there is a moving van blocking our driveway. As for the mountains, well there are none. Only flat land for as far as the eye can see, but don't let your heart be troubled because there is more corn than you could ever fathom. All and all Omaha isn't so bad. It just isn't Southern California.

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How do you measure success? This seems to be an age old question. I once measured it by comparing myself to others. I thought it was measured in how much money I made at a job, how good my grades were in school, what school I would attend, what kind of car I drove, wearing nice clothes, but why didn't I feel like I was getting ahead. Why did I not feel successful? I realized that it was because I was not living life. I was not out experiencing the world and interacting with all of society. I was confined to a little circle of home, work, and school. All of which were not my dream nor my ambitions. Now don't get me wrong I believe that all these things are important, but they were not what I wanted to be doing and eventually I became consumed by my desire to venture out onto the road. Finally, at the end of my lease in my condo I gave away everything I owned and brought with me only what fit in my truck and hit the pavement. Currently, I am stranded in Omaha and although it isn't that bad it isn't where I thought I would end up, but this is where I completely ran out of money. Currently, I am on the verge of complete financial ruin. I have managed to find jobs along the way, but I am in way over my head and have a long way to dig myself out. The funny thing is I do not feel a sense of failure because I did what I have been dreaming of for so long and I threw caution into the wind. I had no plan when I left Orange County, only a vision. It has been an amazing adventure so far. I feel like Odysseus on an Odyssey and I am trying to find my way home, but must overcome obstacle after obstacle before that can be accomplished. Either way I am achieving my lives ambition and that is success even though I am broke.