One of the perks of my job is that my team gets a running budget to plan all kinds of cool events in the name of bonding, fun, and letting off steam after a long day of staring at Excel. This week, I planned a sailing trip for everyone, and good old Captain Jim threw in an extra lesson for me for free! My first lesson was 5 hours sailing between a full moon reflecting over the water and the most beautiful skyline I’ve ever seen.
Today, I got to go again, lucky me. I did a day cruise with 14 coworkers on 2 boats and we raced around the lake. My boat won, so Captain Jim gave us all free lessons. GAME ON.
This is all very exciting for me because I love the whole culture of sailing. In the past 3 days I’ve learned an entire new dictionary of words I’d never heard before. Best part was, I don’t have to feel like a poser anymore when I wear my beloved sperrys, because now I know how to tie 100 knots, raise the jib, tack, and generally stay alive on a sailboat. 
So now I can knock learning to sail off my bucket list, and it feels great. I already can’t wait to get back out on the water, and am actually thinking about buying some sort of unlimited package so I can go out anytime I want. I wish I had the kind of life where I didn’t have to go to an office and could just live and work on a boat, but for now, this will do 
. Happy sails!
Holy crazy sunset… I envy you for your free lessons.