Five years ago. I was determined to become a ski bum after graduating from Whitman College. What better place to bum it up than Sun Valley, Idaho? My family had a great condo there, I loved the mountain, and I had a few friends in the area from college. That's the plan; that's what I'm doing.
Fast forward a year. I happened to be in the right place at the right time with the right connection to get a full-time job in Menlo Park, California. It was early summer 2006. I couldn't pass up paying work and great experience for slacker life on the slopes... it wasn't even winter! So I moved to Santa Clara, and then San Mateo, and then Mountain View, and then another place in Mountain View, and then San Francisco, spending three and a half years in the Bay Area.
March 2009 - December 2009. I start thinking about Business School. Take the GMAT, submit apps to 5 schools, and get accepted to my top choice! I want to go into renewable energy, on a global scale. A combined MBA and Masters in Environmental Management will get me there.
January 2010. I up and leave my deep, supportive, fun, amazing network and life in San Francisco for Sun Valley, Idaho. This is my "Last chance, ski bum dance." I'm feeling old (25), but I can still pull this off. Plus I have new focus: complete three prerequisite courses, get some experience working for a nonprofit with my philosophy, work part-time to pay the bills, and, of course, ski. (I'm 3 for 4 at the time of this post.)
Follow this blog to hear about my Pre-grad school ~ post San Francisco experience.
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Yay! I finally get an update on your life! Wow, Idaho, I'm so happy you're getting to live out your ski bum dream! We definitely need a phone date so I can get more details, but glad I now have your blog to read to get some of the info since we've both been so busy.
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ReplyDeleteVery cool Kirforce! It will be fun enviously following your ski bum/student/volunteer life. Also, good to see you putting your putting your undergraduate writing skills to use :-).
ReplyDeleteHey there, Kirsten! What fun following your 'ski bum dance' blog ... we can all live vicariously! See you soon at Sage Haven ... keep the fires burning!
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