time to "venture"...

Bonjour mes amis!... so here's a quick update:

one, I've signed my first lease on a house with three of my incredible friends for the fall.  It's a real palace, let me tell you.  Blueish/ purple, bathroom off of the kitchen, no air conditioning, need a step ladder to get into the cabinets, and absolutely beautiful. :)

two, A lot of people have been asking what I'm doing for the summer... and this is the easiest way for me to tell a lot of people at once.  I am moving to either Rhode Island or Connecticut for about 11 weeks to go door to door and sell books*. :)  I leave May 16th for sales school in Nashville, and after a week of that, I'm off to New England.  I could sit here and tell everyone about how I'm going to be a "Professional Educational Consultant" who is bettering the youth of America by presenting homework-helping books to families with children... but quite honestly, I don't care to make myself or this job sound fantastic to anyone other than myself.  This is a killer opportunity that I would regret immensely if I passed it up.  It's an adventure.  It's an entire summer out of Missouri.  It's a way to learn about myself, run my own business, be on my own, see a part of the U.S. I've never seen, and grow.  I'm sold.

SO... here are the logistics: 

when? leave May 16th for sales school (am coming home for friends wedding on the 31st and Relay for Life on the 5th

where? Nashville first, then New England

why? because my name is Ryan

making money? yes. depending upon how hard I work, I could come home with anywhere from 8 to 20 thousand dollars. whoa.

happy? very.  

*Dear Uncle Bobbles, this does not in any way mean Colorado still doesn't have my heart.  The Rockies will wait for me... I trust them.  Take me on a bike ride when I come home with a New England accent? :)