Well here I am at skegness writing the first entry to my new online  
blog. The weather has been rubbish and I'm sat in my car, which I  
can't drive yet having failed my test twice.
 
Well why am I writing this blog? In 4 weeks I hit the largest  
milestone yet of my life, leaveing school and taking my final exams.
 
After which I will embark on fulfiling my ambission of becomeing an  
outdoor and bushcraft instructor.
 
This all startedin the summer of 2007 when I attended the junior  
woodlander with the Bushcraft school "Woodsmoke" in the lake district.  
Which I enjoyed so. Much I later did the advanced Abo' course which  
meant survivng in the forest for 3 days with nothing but a knife, pot,  
some fishing gear and a length of string.....now I'm going up to  
woodsmoke this July for a trial as an assistant survival instructor.  
This is exactly what I dream of doing, I love canoeing, mountain  
walking and hopefully climbing when I get a chance but bushcraft Is  
different, its working with nature and not battleing its.
 
Hopefully If all goes well with woodsmoke I may get a more permenent  
position but I can't see that happening, not now anyway maybe in a few  
years.
 
But after my trial with woodsmoke I embark on another adventure, a 4  
month outdoor instructor training course down in Devon. This should be  
great fun but very difficult it is non stop activity for 4 months! How  
much weight am I gonna lose! My wallet is also going to get  
lyposuction with it costing me a whopping £6500 and I need to a load  
of equipment.
 
I'm hoping to gain canoe & kayack awards and get a good leap towards  
ML and SPA.
 
And after all this............ Who knows? Adventure? Travel? Horrible,  
crippleing debt? Work?
 
We shall see.
 
Well I hope you keep reading and join me for my next installment,  
probably mid June '08. Cya.
 
Matthew passmore
(Matthewpassmore@hotmail.co.uk)
 
 
Thanks,
Matthew Passmore