Intro

For anyone that may be wondering why I chose a strange blog name like "Dear Wilson", this post is an introduction to my "why". Wilson was a famous "character", or actually just a volleyball from the movie Castaway. To be honest, I don't remember much about the movie other than the main character who was lost at sea, always talked to Wilson in an attempt to keep himself sane. So this is where the idea came from in case you were wondering. 

Most people, including myself, are uncomfortable posting their thoughts where others can read them. Thoughts are secretive and encrypted from others. Probably a good thing for most of us out there. We can't all be Buddhist monks. Knowing someone's thoughts is basically getting a glimpse of what's in your mind or soul. Kind of awkward, to say the least. Telling others my thoughts is difficult but talking to myself also feels unnatural and weird as well. Since I'm scared to let people hear my thoughts publicly and I'm also not a fan of talking to myself, I chose Wilson as my inanimate and hypothetical friend along this journey. 

I've never blogged in my life and I'm not a writer of any kind so I'm asking for no judgment here. The conversations with "Wilson" are for your entertainment and my documentation purposes. Maybe this will inspire others to travel or at least give them an occasional laugh or smile. That's good enough for me. Full disclosure, my blogs are not going to be as epic as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Game of Thrones. This will be closer to the excitement level of… well… maybe Gilligan's Island if I'm lucky… Also, if I stop making blog posts, it probably means I died in a super dangerous country. That or I just was lazy and decided not to post. So it will be up to you on any assumptions along the way. 😁

Thanks for reading and I will do my best to be genuine AF. That's "As Fuck" for any of you Buddhist monks out there that are a much better human than me 😉.