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Regarding the Academy -- from everything I've heard and seen (videos) it's very demanding. I have two friends that are there currently -- the first one graduates tomorrow actually, I got a text message from him that he passed his Spanish test -- he's been down there since the middle of Febuary.
Another friend has been there for the last 5 or 6 weeks -- in both cases they had about 4-6 people drop out in the first few weeks and they were doing 2-4 hours of home work per night.
My buddy described the Academy as "no joke" but beyond that I think the hardest part is being away from my wife and family for 5 months -- My friend had to miss the birth of his second daughter, so he flew back home to be with his wife and family for a day on the weekend (Leave NM at 9am on Saturday and he was back by 5pm on Sunday).
May be a bit easier for me as Artisa is a little less then 500 miles away from me - If I make it through the rest of the hiring process and depending on the time of year I go down, I plan on taking the motorcycle down instead of a car --During the summer I've done a lot of weekend road trips with my friends, covering 500-600 miles a day on my R1 -- my FZ600 however is a lot more comfy since it doesn't have the agressive riding position (think horse jokey) of other sport bikes.
You can fit the basics in saddle bags, a tank bag and tail bag but there's also a Wal-Mart in Artesia that you can get stuff from too. (My first idea was taking the car down with suitcases and driving back the first weekend to get the bike but that wouldn't be needed with Wally world around the corner =P
Another friend has been there for the last 5 or 6 weeks -- in both cases they had about 4-6 people drop out in the first few weeks and they were doing 2-4 hours of home work per night.
My buddy described the Academy as "no joke" but beyond that I think the hardest part is being away from my wife and family for 5 months -- My friend had to miss the birth of his second daughter, so he flew back home to be with his wife and family for a day on the weekend (Leave NM at 9am on Saturday and he was back by 5pm on Sunday).
May be a bit easier for me as Artisa is a little less then 500 miles away from me - If I make it through the rest of the hiring process and depending on the time of year I go down, I plan on taking the motorcycle down instead of a car --During the summer I've done a lot of weekend road trips with my friends, covering 500-600 miles a day on my R1 -- my FZ600 however is a lot more comfy since it doesn't have the agressive riding position (think horse jokey) of other sport bikes.
You can fit the basics in saddle bags, a tank bag and tail bag but there's also a Wal-Mart in Artesia that you can get stuff from too. (My first idea was taking the car down with suitcases and driving back the first weekend to get the bike but that wouldn't be needed with Wally world around the corner =P
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