Hi everyone,
This month’s news-letter is going to be a bit different. Maybe I shouldn’t be at the bottom of my fourth beer writing the news letter, but I am.
A lot of my friends have suggested that I need to be a bit more “Alex”, and tell people why I’m doing this crazy thing (Project BlueSphere).
I originally did it to follow my life’s dream and be able to share it with other people who share the same dream.
A lot of you guys (subscribers) have asked, “How can you afford to do this?”, “Do the Sponsors pay you?” I can afford this because I do whatever it takes to do the trip, and unfortunately no, the sponsors do not pay me. They have been very instrumental in helping me outfit “Namaste” for the trip. Cruising can be as expensive, or inexpensive, as you choose. I do it very inexpensively. I usually anchor, cook onboard, don’t go out partying, and try to focus on producing the show & website to fill my time.
I’ve been getting a lot of “what happened to you?” emails, well I’m paying the price of the trip.
What happened to me?
Well it’s like this. I figured since I’m waiting for hurricane season to pass (I’ll be heading south late September) I decided to take some work and stash some cash.
My cousin offered me work, actually he offer to over-pay me to the point I couldn’t say no. So far I’ve done; 3 waterproofing jobs, rewired a hose on Capitol Hill, and done various farm work. It feels like lifetime ago I was working in film, or being a stockbroker.
Why am I doing this?
I think “U2” said it best, “I just haven’t found what I’m looking for”. Sailing has been my passion for over 12 years. People who are passionate about sailing, dream about sailing around the world, but they never do, why?
I also didn’t like what I was becoming in LA, and I didn’t like the people around me. Everyone seems to have lost perspective on what’s really important in life. I know one thing. It’s not a successful carrier, what kind of car you drive, or your zip code.
I guess you could say eight years of college and 12 years in the film industry put me on the end of a jackhammer. Well it did, but in the past year I’ve made more friends then I had in LA, in over 12 years. Maybe that’s successful and that makes sense to me. Truthfully, I’d rather work a jackhammer and sail the world, then have all the money in the world, and not sail around the world. Does that make sense? Maybe I’ve just lost it. Either way I’d doing what I want to be doing.
Sincerely,
Alex Dorsey
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