Hello, my name is Sarah...

 

...and I am a Ghost Adventures addict.

I am seriously obsessed with Ghost Adventures and it has very little to do with the ghost hunting.  Okay, I do love the ghost hunting but I am obsessed for an entirely different reason.  I can’t help but feel their excitement and passion with each episode. I feel that I am usually a good judge in character and I believe that these three men are genuine in what they do.  The way they get excited and pumped when something super natural happens seems real to me.  I can feel it through the T.V. I thoroughly enjoy watching these lads living a dream. It gives me hope.

Zak, Nick, and Aaron were all me at one point.  I am not certain if they all went to film school or not, but I do know Zak did.  But they all came from different parts of the U.S. They all lived normal lives with normal jobs.  When Zak experienced his first encounter with the paranormal it drove him to seek answers.  His passion lead him on a journey that would eventually land him a television show on the Travel Channel.  This inspires me greatly.

I think about how their several second clip of an apparition got them on the news.  Then that lead to other stations wanting to interview them, which lead to news paper articles, people contacting them for investigations, and eventually they caught the eye of someone from the Travel Channel.  I don’t know the full story of how it all happened but it moves me.

I also love the style of editing that is done for their show.  I am not sure who does the post production now that they are on T.V. but it follows the set up used back when it was 4Reel productions. I especially love that they show their evidence in “real time” as the audience follows them through the dark.  Not to mention how perfect their three personalities blend to make a concoction of awesome. haha. Everything about the show is grand.  The production (pre - post), the crew, the narration.
 I am also guilty of following them on FB and Twitter because I get to share in their success and see the kind of life I want to make for myself.

Zak, Nick, and Aaron you have proven more than the existence of ghosts.  You have shown me and many others that you can make dreams come true.  With passion and perseverance anything is possible.

 

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Where do I go from here?

Published May 29th 2011
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My boyfriend and I watched seasons 1-4 of Ghost Adventures on netflix.  We did this in a weeks span.  I decided to start following Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin on both facebook and twitter.  I also watched interviews with them on youtube.  All of this has really got me thinking about my future.  How can I do what I really love? How can I make the kind of money where my boyfriend and I can travel the world and have more time to spend together and with family?
The guys of Ghost Adventures have it made.  Three great friends getting paid to travel and do something they love.  Not only are they being paid to do something they love and to travel, but they have been able to start side projects that are successfull because of the names they have made for themselves.  And on their time off from shooting they get to experience whatever they want because they can afford to.  I want this. I have always wanted this.

How can I achieve this? What path should I take to be heading in that direction?
I want to be involved with entertainment. I want to get paid to travel and afford to have Ryan join me in my travels. I want to make a name for myself and have a fan base I can connect with. I want to afford to take time off and spend time with family and close friends and travel the world.I want to make a difference.  I want to create compelling art that will make people think and feel.

As I get older I start losing hope that I will ever reach my dreams.  When I was younger I felt as though anything was possible.  Now, I just don't know.  Are people born "special" and meant to become something while others spend the rest of their lives trying to become something? Is it not meant to be for me?

What did Zak, Nick, and Aaron do to achieve this? Can anybody achieve this if they work hard enough? Work smart enough?  What is it they have done differently? What makes success? How can I make my dreams come true?