#1 Recent Dream (freewrite, 10 minutes)

Recently, I had a dream about me moving to Alaska to work as a roughneck working on the Alaskan Pipeline. I had a job offer to work for this guy who would like me to work for him during the winter months of Alaska, as he needed an extra hand. I had no experience but he was willing to take me under his wing and teach me the ropes. Life in Alaska is pretty harsh during the wintertime. The terrain is unforgiving with temperature plummeting down to -40 below and whiteout dense enough to hinder you from seeing what is in front of you for several meters. You see nothing but snow and mountains everywhere. The air is so cold that if you sweat, you actually get hypothermia and possibly die. You learn a few things like never turn off your car in a temperature below -30 degrees. All these things sounds exciting to me so I accepted the job offer plus the money was very good but it is not without risk. The only downfall of this job is being away from my wife for weeks at a time but she still had to finish school at George Mason so it is going to be couple months before we see each other again. In fact, the money was so good we could not pass up this opportunity so she accepted the idea. What is 3 months when it actually flies by when you are in school? After working for him, it made me into a better person and respect what precious life has to offer. My wife had flown to see me during her school break and I showed her around the area and how to survive the Alaskan way of life. Instantly, she fell in love with Alaska as much as I did. Soon after she graduated, she decided to work as a Geologist up in Alaska and we started a whole new life there.