Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Adventures

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Jeremy White sees himself lounging on a beach in Hawaii, and for a guy who’s life has been one big adventure, it’s not surprising. After 33 years of life, he’s traveled the world, played as a drummer in multiple bands, and has even owned his own business. From the day he was born until he was an official adult he lived in Sacramento, California. In high school, he developed an interest in music, which soon evolved into one of his largest passions. Music gave him a chance to travel the world and see new places with different bands. Once these doors began to open, he realized that Sacramento was the type of place that people can grow out of. Although his passion for music was strong, it gave him the opportunity to explore new interests, such as travel.
One of the bands had signed a record deal with Interscope records and was going on tour in Japan. Jeremy wasn’t a fan of their music, but how many people get to tour another country as a drummer in a band? His curiosity and thirst for new experiences overpowered his life in Sacramento, and he decided to go for it. Touring Japan for a year and being completely surrounded by music taught him two very important things. One being that he loved to travel and two, the life of a musician wasn’t for him. As passionate as he was about music, he couldn’t continue living the life of a traveling drummer. Although he quit the music business, he still wanted to see the world, so he traveled all over the globe to places like Italy, France, Spain, Costa Rica, and Mexico, and then returned home to begin his new adventure.
In Jeremy’s many travels, he learned a few extremely important lessons about the world, people, and human nature. Life is all about the different experiences and opportunities you can take advantage of. Don’t look back on your decisions as bad because you made them with the knowledge that you had at the time. Jeremy White explored all the possibilities, got out of his comfort zone, and took chances. His adventure is far from over.