A Successful Trip
Josh Miller

In order to answer the question regarding what defines a successful trip for me, we would first need to assess my initial motives behind embarking on the trip in the first place. Looking at the situation from an overview type perspective we see a few main points:

1. I am by far the least qualified snowboarder out of the three of us.
2. I have many more obligations to take care of while I am away (car, rent, student loans, etc.)
3. Even though I work variable hours, I have a set life, with a predictable outcome on most days.

I don't even work for the weekend (as Loverboy so eloquently put it). Every day passes quicker than the last, and even though I live a fantastic life with many more distractions and adventures than most people, I still hunger for more. More knowledge, more spice, more fun. I am going because it is exactly what most people would not do. I will return to find myself even farther in debt, with no prospects for future gain coming from this trip. However, the trip for me will be more than the experience of a lifetime. It will shape my personality in ways I cannot fathom at this point in time. I will remain the same person, but I will have changed. Growth is my objective for this trip... leaving the shackles of the workaday world behind to live out a dream lifestyle for even 2 months is more than many people can ask for. It will allow me the opportunity to expand my horizons as a snowboarder, as a student of life, and as a person. The definition of success for my trip is to experience something I may never be able to experience ever again.

Plus, someone's got to keep the McBride boys from killing each other on a daily basis. This leads in to the second part of success for this trip. I will not consider anything to be successful unless all three of us achieve our aims. While we are three individuals, we are also a team. If one of us fails, we all fail. Therefore, not only must I accomplish my goal, but I will do everything in my power to help both Callum and Todd accomplish their goals as well. I could use a reference to the three musketeers at this point, but that would be cliché and trite... darn, I just did use a reference to the three musketeers... but I "dissed" it as well, thus insinuating the fact that I was above using it in the first place. HYYY-YYOOOO!