The Riveter

To cover some of the costs for the MAST program I have taken a job waitressing at a golf course. Today, I had an interesting conversation with an older man about the "olden days." A few decades back (he is a senior) he went into the pool hall with his son and was astonished to see women playing pool. Before, he said, it was not socially appropriate for women to go into pool halls, it was a big "no-no". I was standing before a man who had lived in a time when women cooked and cleaned at home for the most part and I wondered what it was like for him to live through so much change; where it is acceptable for women are becoming outdoor adventurers let alone play pool at a bar!

An Introduction

I wanted to start a blog to chronicle my adventures this year at the Mountain Adventure Skills Training (MAST) program in Fernie, B.C.. I am writing for two reasons; to provide a detailed resource to future students of the program and to build a portfolio as a non-fiction writer to fuel my aspiration to become a travel writer.

This is an introduction to "Learning About Adventure":

WHO: your girl sierraforas (foras means outdoor in latin)

WHAT: a documented account of my year at a school for outdoor guides featuring photographs, music, and of course warming heartfelt tales of what is REALLY going on.

WHERE: the resort town of Fernie

WHEN: 2010 baby ;)

WHY: so I can become an outdoor guide of many sorts, from rock climbing and mountaineering to skiing to white water rafting

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For now. Si.