Day 23 of the #Trust30 writing project- Who is one person that you’ve been dying to connect with, but just haven’t had the courage to reach out to? First, reflect on why you want to get in touch with them. Then, reach out and set up a meeting.

I have been mulling this topic over for a few days now, and am still not convinced about who I want to meet. How indecisive of me. Before this goes on any later, I figure I should pick someone; and that someone is Anthony Bourdain.

I remember the first time I saw him on TV was for previews of his A Cook’s Tour show on Food Network. He seemed like such a badass, and his first episode was in Japan. What more could I want?! He smoked, he swore, he ate great food from around the world; and made me want to be a chef. Granted that vision as a profession was short lived, but he put that idea in my head about how great traveling is. I went out and bought his first book, Kitchen Confidential and just tore it up. I NEVER do that with books! I bought his next book which was the inspiration for the TV show and tore that one up as well. So what is it about him that is so appealing?

I love the style in which he writes; it’s very gratifying to me. He says what he is thinking and doesn’t try to sugar coat it. I have been an avid reader of his ever since then. I would love to have a job like his. Travel around the world, try new foods and write about them. The second time I went to Japan, I made sure to keep a travel log. When I got back and read it to my father, the first thing he said was, “Did you do anything else besides eat?” I was so engrossed with the food and culture there that I didn’t really think of anything else. It was all I could do to get my thoughts on paper. But I digress.

So why haven’t I reached out to him. Time. Location. Stardom. Lowly Peon. Who knows. Maybe it never really dawned on me to try and connect with him. I follow him on Twitter, what else should I do? Maybe write a letter? No one ‘writes’ anymore. It’s all emails and tweets these days. Maybe that would be a start. So my next job would be to compose a letter. Here’s to hoping I follow through and get a reply.