what is adventure?

What is

Adventure?

by Kyla Galbreath

When we hear the word adventure, we usually think of the grandiose – like going skydiving or making spontaneous trips to places we have never been before. While these things may follow the dictionary defi nition of the word, I think the belief that only the grandiose can be an adventure is just not true. y the grandiose can be an adventure is just not true.

Adventure

:an unusual and exciting or daring experience

For most of us on Misawa Air Base, moving to Japan – a place where we have not previously known the culture, the language or the people – has been an adventure all on its own. Having to do it with pets and kids, even more so. In Covid times, we’ve had to deal with being stuck at home while the slopes await our skiis and the beautiful sights await our eyes. our eyes.

During moments like these, I have been glad when I remember that I can go on an adventure without leaving my home. Thanks to resources online and our own Overstreet Memorial Library, books and audiobooks alike are available to us for free. I can walk through the snow in Narnia, row in the 1936 Olympics or appreciate the art of Japan. Even at home I can experience our world or a fi ctional one.

This is not to say that you will not see me hopping on the next ITT or ODR trip. In fact, because of reading, I can go back out to the world with more enthusiasm to explore and learn on these trips. Because of reading, I can adventure wherever I go.