Oregon

I've never really been good at introductions.

There's so much expectation in so few words. I have to give enough information to grab your attention, but not so much that you get bored. What do you even share? Do I give a work history? A family history? Medical and financial history?

I think I'll pass on all that.

Instead, I'm going to tell you about why I made Scuttle, and only include the history necessary to give you an adequate understanding of those reasons.

About 8-10 months ago, I quit my job in New York to go on a mission trip to Panama with my Seventh Day Adventist church in Dallas, Oregon. I'm a Christian, yes, though I prefer to remain non-denominational. I went on this journey with family and friends to build a church, paint a children's facility and help fill in an addition for another. It was mostly hard labor, full of sweat and exhaustion. I got sick midway through the trip, which sidelined me for three or four days.

But I have to tell you....I loved every second of it to the very fiber of my core.

I met a group of hard working, compassionate people from Kentucky. I broke coconuts with some of the kindest, funniest locals (In retrospect, this is probably what led to my illness- a lesson for later ventures) and experienced wild-life and torrential storms the likes of which put past occurrences in these fields to shame.

I came alive.

Returning to the United States, refreshed and infused with renewed vigor for life, I accepted a job in Portland Oregon and began planning my future. As time rolled on, however, the lulls of first world society pulled me back into the lock box. Made me collapse back into the motions.

I hate that I let that happen.

So a month or two ago, I began writing up my Scuttle list. A scuttle, for those who don't know, is akin to a bucket in shape and use. I didn't want to use "Bucket list", because of it's general (and in my opinion, negative) correlation with "before I die I wanna-". No. I want my list to be a liberation. An experience of pleasure, pain, work, laughter, self-humiliation, exploration and love. I want the symphony of my life to play back over the black of my eyelids every night before I go to sleep, and I want the stories I tell in old age to be a cacophony of magical events meant to make the eyes expand in wonder and the mind explode in desire.

To push others to follow their own passions.

So begins my event. I'll keep track of every scuttle list event I complete, and I'll try my best to keep you informed of life events. Photos, videos, and my experiences will, I hope, push you to find fulfillment in every day of your own lives.

Let the journey begin!

- Corey