an adventurer's soul

i guess i've always longed for more in this world. i've always seen colours a little brighter, adventures a little more exciting and dreams were more of a possibility to me. but no one ever talks about how heart breaking and gut wrenching it is to have an adventurer's soul in a world so black and white. i want to see the world. i want to see all the beauty and culture this burning ball of fire has to offer my desiring heart. i want to dance with children in africa, i want to teach english at schools in india. i want to set baby turtles free into the ocean. i want to learn to body board against the biggest waves, even if i end up almost drowning myself. i want to go snorkelling in the clearest waters along the coral reef. i want to ride a bicycle through Italian vineyards and picnic in fields. i want to go sky diving, and bungee jumping. i want to watch the sunrise from the top of the tallest mountain i can find, somewhere so high i’m walking above the clouds. i want to bathe elephants and feed monkeys. i want to swim under a waterfall in the middle of a rainforest. i want to ride rollercoasters, and build treehouses, and swing from the scariest heights you ever imagined. i want to ride a zip wire over the most beautiful sights you've ever seen. i want to take risks. i want to be fearless. in this world, people see this mindset, these ideas, as nothing more than the unrealistic, immature daydreams of a child. and maybe they are, but you'll never know unless you try. so even if it means doing it all completely alone, at the end of the day, i don't want to die never having seen the world, and being someone the world never got to see.