Egypt (2014)
“Rright up until this morning, you could say my career as an explorer was going exceptionally well. In all of our recent globe-trotting, my brother and I have saved endangered species, protected threatened habitats, and raised cultural awareness through the publication of our field notes.
I’m not going to lie, all of our success was starting to go to my head. I consider myself a humble guy. Honest, I do. But truth is, I’ve always pictured myself following in the footsteps of the great explorers—...Captain James Cook, Dr. David Livingstone, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. If you had asked me just this morning, I would have said with confidence that one day my name would be added to that list.
But, as they say, life is what happens while you’re making other plans.
“It arrived, Wyatt!” I heard Gannon shout at the top of his lungs. “Hurry up and get down here so we can open it!”
I sprang from my desk chair, burst through the door of my bedroom and leapt down the stairs three at a time.MoreLess
I’m not going to lie, all of our success was starting to go to my head. I consider myself a humble guy. Honest, I do. But truth is, I’ve always pictured myself following in the footsteps of the great explorers—...Captain James Cook, Dr. David Livingstone, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. If you had asked me just this morning, I would have said with confidence that one day my name would be added to that list.
But, as they say, life is what happens while you’re making other plans.
“It arrived, Wyatt!” I heard Gannon shout at the top of his lungs. “Hurry up and get down here so we can open it!”
I sprang from my desk chair, burst through the door of my bedroom and leapt down the stairs three at a time.MoreLess
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