I have concluded, through various personal experiences, that adventures are not at all what they are cracked up to be. Adventures teach you lessons about yourself and the world around you. The hardest adventures are the best for us, not because they are fun (because they're usually not!) but because they add an edge of wisdom to our life.

Adventures can be broken down into two categories.

1. Dramatic adventure. This adventure comes to a person where they are. It usually involves interpersonal interaction and emotions can range from FURIOUSLY ANGRY to EFFERVESCENTLY HAPPY. Either way, it's emotionally draining and no one who lives through a dramatic adventure is sure to come out of it alive.

2. Experiential Adventure. This adventure can be either sought out or happened upon. It occurs when something unusual happens to a person. Emotions can range from CERTAINTY OF DEATH to AN EXTREME ADRENALIN RUSH (which can be a positive or negative experience). Either way, no one who lives through an experiential adventure is sure to come out of it alive. In fact, there's a high possibility that people will die solely from an overdose of emotion (usually fear).

Adventures are not at all what they're cracked up to be. It took me a while to understand the meaning of a real adventure. When I look back at my life and the utopian ideals I held I can't help but laugh. I was so idealistic! The hard whip of reality took chunks out of my bum until I learned that adventures, while fun to look back on, are usually hard, frustrating and build more character than you ever wanted them too.