I think about them and miss them every day.Īfter boarding school I went to university (college) and failed. It truly is a shame to not be able to hang with these people every day as they are pretty much all just really funny. The only thing I don’t like about the whole sailing thing is I can’t spend as much time with my mates and family. It was like living with 15 of your best friends.

I went to boarding school in Adelaide which was amazing. I was pretty naughty at school and in general fairly difficult to parent I think. I have a little brother who I am trying to convince to come on the boat but he only wanted to go to Cuba. I think Mum inspired my adventurous side, she has an adventurous and hippie spirit and incidentally is by so far the biggest fan of SLV (Sailing LaVagabonde). My parents split up when I was 5 which is why I lived in different locations. This held me in good stead for leaky yachts, having to stay awake for 36 hours during a storm etc.

It was my father who inspired my outdoors side and not worrying about doing it a bit tough (I slept on a swag for a year at age 25 because I thought buying a bed was a waste of money) I eventually bought a bed when Dad came to visit and mentioned that I should probably just get a proper bed. I grew up in a few different places but really when I think of growing up it was in Cowell which is a small country town in South Australia of about 1200 people when I was there, including the farmers, and in Alice Springs which is in the middle of Australia *kind* of near Uluru (Ayres Rock.) I used to play football and enjoyed camping and fishing trips. Or both? An account of ones life is a difficult thing to attempt I think. Should it be about who I am as a person or what I have done. How much should I give away? There is always going to be a bit of self analysis and introspection involved which can be uncomfortable. When asked to do a “Bio” I was a bit concerned. H e gives a vivid description of his childhood in his autobiography. An account of a person’s life written by that person.

Karen elyana price