Adventure in a Nutshell
Adventure 1. An exciting or very unusual experience 2. Participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: The Spirit of Adventure 3. A bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action of uncertain outcome We kind of have to start with the Dictionary definition of "Adventure" if we're going to reimagine it. And I hope you'll agree by the end of this initial, meandering adventure of a post that we need to do precisely that. The above definition assumes several things. 1. Adventure is uncommon 2. Most people do not have adventures on an ongoing basis 3. To classify as an adventure, the outcome of the undertaking must be uncertain. 4. Adventures necessitate taking a risk of some kind. As a librarian, I tend to ask a lot of questions and not take things at face-value. The first question that forces itself into my mind is, Who gets to decide if it's an adventure? Seri