Introduction
It is important to note that an adventurer is a person who is not afraid of the boldest ideas and who takes risks without any hesitation. This component of my personality is one of the challenges in my life. I often take risks and try to use all the chances to obtain emotions and adrenaline from adventures. Thus, it is essential to explore me as an adventurous person and describe the development of my understanding of this identity during the course.
New Information About Identity
Even before studying the course, I knew that the spirit of adventure is a thirst for dangerous experiences. This very sharp, pleasant emotional sensation makes a person feel extra special. I also experienced a sense of play and excitement when I made quick and spontaneous decisions, an opportunity to show my intellectual abilities.
Accordingly, before, I only used this identity feature but did not try to explore it further. During the course, I learned new information that I could not only follow my dreams and fantasies but also control them (Buckley and Cooper 7). For example, I realized that it is essential for people who love adventure to learn how to control risks.
Therefore, even when I take part in adventures, I always take some time to think about the future consequences of my actions. This skill and knowledge allowed me to minimize the occurrence of adverse situations. Thus, I learned that despite my adventurous personality, I could make rational decisions even during adventures.
Moreover, I explored other aspects of my personality, such as my communication skills and ability to learn independently. I read that adventurers tend to have a lot of friends and acquaintances who can help them learn specific skills (Burke et al. 87). After that, I decided to use and improve the knowledge I got from my friends and acquaintances, and this led to my ability to improve my guitar skills. Accordingly, I learned new information that I can absorb from others and learn and master my skills quickly.
Explanation for an Outsider
To explain to an outsider the peculiarities of my chatty identity, namely, adventurism, I need to describe how I, as an adventurer, do not have a comfort zone. In other words, I should explore flora and fauna in African countries and find a language with people from different cultural backgrounds. This is a rewarding experience because this part of my identity has helped me find real friends with different interests. Accordingly, every time I communicate with them, I change my comfort zone and learn a lot of new facts.
Meanwhile, my personality is also characterized by a lack of routine and a desire to apply the principles of creative thinking. Even if I have a plan and a week with a list of tasks and responsibilities, I always try to include adventures. For example, I rode horseback all weekend last week because I needed a relaxing environment.
Consequently, I always reserve space in my schedule for momentary impulses and desires. This helps me always smile and enjoy life, even when not on my next adventure. The ability to abruptly change plans and follow the call of my heart is the incentive that motivates me to work, learn, and develop. Therefore, such an identity as adventurousness is a positive trait for me because it allows me to live with hope and passion.
Identity Changed
During the course, my perception of ideology changed completely. Since early childhood, I have had an adventurous streak and have only fostered it as a love of adventure and danger. I have often taken actions requiring courage, ingenuity, and risk without hesitation.
I used to believe that this aspect of my identity depended on a specific period of my life and the people who weaned me. That is, when I was friends with a group at school that liked to be funny, this trait was particularly pronounced. However, after researching the materials, I realized that adventurism is an identity trait that does not entirely depend on the environment (Beeton, 45).
For instance, I can set myself the most daring and incredible tasks to achieve a desired goal, regardless of the people around me. I attempted to evaluate such personality traits as maximalism, enthusiasm, and extremism. Then, I realized that these qualities do not allow you to stop in the face of difficulties, moving towards your dream.
At the same time, the environment and society also impact me as an adventurer. Although this influence is indirect, my desire to participate in adventures does not change; only situations change. Accordingly, the environment only helps me find opportunities for the next adventure.
For example, I am friends with several neighborhood boys who are well-mannered and well-educated, and they invited me to participate in a large science project. It was a huge adventure for me, and I agreed because I had never had any experience in such work before. However, I used to communicate with people on the verge of breaking the law to get adrenaline, and often tried to get myself into such situations. Therefore, the new information for me is that the trait of adventurousness does not increase or decrease depending on the environment but gets a new direction (Boylorn et al. 56). Thus, I was able to change my opinion about my identity, and it helped me to understand myself better and choose the right environment for communication.
In general, the value of such a project is that it allowed me to rethink my behavior and establish the main causal relationships. During the course, I could objectively evaluate the positive and negative aspects of adventurism and focus only on developing those that can benefit me. Accordingly, the project allowed me not only to preserve my identity but also to maintain it and develop it for the benefit of others.
Conclusion
Thus, I have learned a lot about the different traits of adventurousness and how to use them to my advantage. At the same time, I changed my perception of my identity and realized that my key traits, such as intelligence and curiosity, can be used to achieve my goals. As a result, I began to channel my desires into socializing with settled and well-educated people. In such a situation, my impulses to take risks and make quick decisions are justified and lead to positive emotions and development at the same time.
Works Cited
Beeton, S. (2022). Unravelling Travelling: Uncovering Tourist Emotions Through Autoethnography. Emerald Group Publishing.
Boylorn, Robin M., and Mark P. Orbe. Critical Autoethnography: Intersecting Cultural Identities in Everyday Life. Routledge, 2020.
Buckley, Ralf, and Mary-Ann Cooper. “Analytical Autoethnography in Tourism Research: When, Why, How, and How Reliable?” Tourism Recreation Research, vol. 1, 2022, pp. 1-9. Web.
Burke, Peter J., and Jan E. Stets. Identity Theory: Revised and Expanded. Oxford University Press, 2022.