Alsocarryaround a bagofmedicalsupplies, includingcontactlenses, bandaids, firstaid, creamflaws, a pairofscissors, justanythingelsethat I mightneedyoubecauseeverythingisfundinggames.
I tellyouthattheotherthing I'd liketocarryaroundis a toothbrushandtoothpaste, and I justcarriedthiseverydaywherever I go, becauseasyougetolder, you'llsoonfindoutthatteethareveryimportantteetharegoingtobeyourlimitingfactorfarbeforeyoudie.
Andsowhatendsuphappeningisasyoulearnthesesportsandyougetdeeperandeventuallypickedatthepointwherepeopleaskyoutotake a firstaidCPRcourse.
And I'vetakenthiscourseliketwoorthreetimeswheretheyjustteachyouhowtoapplyfirstaid.
GenerallyhaveyoudoCPR, and I wouldencourageallofyouguystoalsothinkaboutfirstaidandsafety.
Seriously, somebodyhastobethehero.
Okay, usuallyin a groupof 100 people, maybeyouhaveonehero.
That's a personwhoknowswhattodo, howtohandle a situationwhenthere's anemergency, andthat's a personwhoeveryoneisrelyingon.
That's a personwhopeoplecountonfor a longtime.
I alwayswondered, Howdothesepeoplebecomeliketheyare?
Howcan I becomethatperson?
Howcan I bethehero?
Youknowwhenthere's a crisis, I don't wanttobeanothervictim.
I wannabetheguywhogoesinwithothertools, allthematerialsandequipmenttosavepeople, tosavelives, tobesomeonethatpeoplegetdependentand a lotofpeoplejustdon't doit.
Hewantedtogenerallybe a veryusefulguywhoknew a lotofstuff.
Hey, guys, I'vesatdownherefor a nicelunchwayhavehere, andshelovedtheVerdeismyfavorite.
Soyeah, as I wassaying, mycell, theinstructorwasjust a master, and I reallyrespectedhimandhewas a hero, I wouldsay, andheroesaren't justpeoplewhohavebigattitudes, bigconfidence, peoplewholookthepart.
Theyactuallyplayed a part, too, notjustknowingfirstaid, buthavingthatfirstaidkithavingtheequipmentbecauseknowledgeintheendcanonlygosofar.
Andmostofthetime, if I'm outdrinkingsociallyand I havetogiveupmyhealthjustforotherpeople, justlikehangoutwithotherpeople, it's justnotreallyquiteworthyform.
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I'm notsureif I reallyneedtobedoingsomethinglikethat, sothat's somethingtothinkabout.
Ifit's really a longterminvestmenttype, I thinkthatyouwon't bedoingyoureallywanttopickupthisthingforyearstocomewhenyouwant, juststoprightnowandjustgivethatup, and I thinkthatoverthelongterm, yourbody's goingtothankyouforit.
I alwaysmake a stopbyherejustcause I likeopenspaceandopenarea.
Plus, there's a lotofrestaurantsinthisareaso I canstopbyfor a meal.
Thisiswherethechickenscomehometoroost.
Youknow, backinthedaywhen I usedtotravel, I wouldspend a lotoftiminglivinginhostels, pointsfromhoteltohotel, hostiletohostile.
Andafter a while, I thought, Okay, well, I'm having a lotoffun, and I'm consuming a lotofthesehostiles.
Butwhataboutthepeoplewhobuiltthesehostiles?
Thepeoplewhoarehostingfees, Travelers?
Shouldn't therebe a timeinmylifewhen I gettothepointwhere I'm alsothehostnotjust a traveler, buttheonewhoispartoftheculturebuildingupthesociety, someonewhohasreached a pointintheirlifewherethey'retheoneshostingothers?
Youknow, it's funbeing a guestat a dinnerpartyorsomething.
Butplayingthepartofthehost, I thinkitreallyhelpsshapeyoumoreas a wellroundthegeneralperson, notsomeonewhoismainlydedicated.
Everyoneisgoingaroundcarrying a backpackontheirback, andthere's a fewgoodreasonsforthis, I wouldsayoneisthatyouhavetocarryyourlaptoparoundeverywhereyougoinordertoeasetheburdenonyourshoulders.