But, once I received notice that I had been accepted into the White House Internship Program, I knew that I was about to begin the most transformational journey of my life.
One of my favorite and least-known nonfiction finds was 20th Century Journey: A Memoir of a Life and the Times: The Start: 1904-1930 by William Shirer.
You may have to move 10 times a year, but the diverse places and people you meet become an integral part of your journey through life, turning it into anything but ordinary.
The workers "get to see the stages of an elder's journey, different approaches to the end of life, " Uppenbrink said.
Lomong has also written a book, called "Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games, " where he narrates his long and epic life journey.
The length of the spaceship's journey means Icarus must live his whole life within the confines of that ship.
He's written about the environment for all of his adult life, but his journey into the wild is part educational.
Friendships forged along the way are another life-enhancing aspect of the journey.
While Earth orbit is vital, keep in mind that visionaries like Elon Musk have in mind a human journey to Mars to look for signs of water and life.
If you view life as a journey, a process of change, you realize that most of your stuff was acquired before you grew into who you are currently so much of that stuff is inevitably irrelevant to the job you currently have, lifestyle you currently follow, or interests you currently pursue.
What helped to make the novel so successful was the succession of life lessons learned by Astrid on her journey from worshipful, dependent daughter to confident, independent young woman.
Swedish soprano Nina Stemme sings of a tranquil end to life's journey, hand in hand with her beloved, gazing at two solitary birds (represented by flutes) hovering in the dimness.
The critical journey produces a series of sharp and witty observations about Chekhov's life and work.
The reindeer play a central role in the livelihoods and culture of the indigenous people of the region, the Sami, but this way of life is under pressure, as I saw on a journey in northern Norway earlier this month.
"It all started when Lance's first book came out, " Connie Roddy said, referring to the 2001 publication of "It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life, " which details Armstrong's bout with testicular cancer.
By the end of her journey, Ms Lynn has set aside female indignation and concludes that life in the pits is about more than male chauvinism (after all, she notes, many of the women there are out to use men).
She no longer jumped out of bed each morning with excitement, and life felt like a monotonous journey, not the grand adventure she had imagined.
As former British Prime Minister Tony Blair writes in his memoir, A Journey: My Political Life, the financial crisis was not caused by a lack of regulatory oversight.
An action-adventure journey of self-discovery, AVATAR dramatically demonstrates how human invasion almost destroys the balance of life on the planet of Pandora.
That journey, plus Claxton's earlier portraits of jazz legends, are both collected in Jazz Life, a massive 669-page book of photographs and essays.
For part of the journey, he wore a mask to make him anonymous like the real-life guides, which was supposed to add to the drama.
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My one line summary of the video is this: Enjoy the journey, focus on the moment, and simplify your life to get to that state.
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Participants, many of whom are sailing novices, come from all walks of life and undergo a four-stage training programme to prepare them for the gruelling journey.
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What Sonia will bring to the court, then, is not only the knowledge and experience acquired over a course of a brilliant legal career, but the wisdom accumulated from an inspiring life's journey.
Like the student's family, at least two of the accused are from impoverished villages in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, and source for many of the thousands of migrants who come to Delhi every year hoping for a better life - the same journey her father made nearly 30 years ago.
Peter Stevenson of Compassion in World Farming said consumers had a right to know the animal's life journey, and "to be in a position to say 'No, we won't buy that meat'".
It has been an incredible journey, but the realization that I could choose how I let this affect me was the most empowering moment of my life.
My leadership journey began as a Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper in 1983, where I saw firsthand the significant loss of life resulting from dangerous and irresponsible driving.
And Prof Horne, the author of Sleepfaring: A journey through the science of sleep, says the idea that Victorians got lots of sleep and had a better work-life balance is a myth.
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