Lessons Learned

I've learned so much since being in Juneau. Obviously I have learned a lot about Juneau itself. But I'm learning lots more. I've learned that if I wasn't addicted to coffee before I got here, I most definitely am now. I drink SO much in a day! I can't help it. Not only do I have to stay awake, it's nice to drink something hot on such cold days. I've learned that I looove halibut. So delicous. (At least the way Sky makes it is.) I've learned that I'm a better salesperson than I ever thought I would be. (Not that I'm that proud of it...if I were a tourist, I'd hate us.) I've learned that there is a big difference between 21 and 26.

On a deeper level, I'm learning a lot about myself. I've always thought of myself as a decent human being. I've never been the kind to do things just to spite other people. I don't ever do things to intentionally hurt anyone. And even though working in a restaurant for so long made me able to be a little more rude to people, I'm generally a nice person. (Which is why, on the docks, I try to just sell our tours as amazing, rather than talking shit on the others. And it works out in my favor a lot of the time.) Anyway, lately I've realized certain things that I do that I want to change. I'm working on being a better person. I'm watching what I say and what I do. I can't stand it when people I care about are upset with me for any reason. So I want to make sure that this doesn't happen. I'm not going to get into any details, but I think I know what to do to fix some of the habits that I have.

Even though I am learning a lot about myself, I'm also getting more and more mixed up with what I want to do with my life. It's only June, and I know I'm here till mid-September so I know I don't need to figure it out quite yet. But then again, these past two months went by crazy fast. I've been meeting people from all over the world, who do all kinds of things. It just makes me want to travel more of the world. I want to go everywhere. More Europe this Fall, which will be amazing. But when will I get to Asia? The English teaching thing is creeping up in the back of my mind again........