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So what’s next?

Monday, June 4th, 2007

You are probably wondering what kind of crazy adventure I am going to get myself into next. I can’t only about a week and a half home and I’m already daydreaming about travel. I honestly thought it would take a little longer. Thailand is the first place I have been that I have an instant urge to return to. I also would like to see more of central Africa while it is still untouched by travel.

I have had a lot of dream trips in mind over the last few years and the one I actually just took was a little off course at times and I spent more money than I should have on airfare with poor planning. I’d like to limit the amount of flying for my next travels. Maybe London to Saigon overland by train that way I’m only putting a few hundred dollars on the one-way flight to London and I can get there non-stop from Tampa. I’d like to take Spanish lessons at some point to get a basic understanding and then eventually travel through Central America to get my practice. I would like to get back to Africa for a safari and Kilimanjaro climb but I have to smart about this and that is just too costly for the amount of time I would get to be there.

I’m still set for school in the fall and a class over the summer and I don’t plan on doing epic trips for awhile and most likely after I graduate but in the mean time I will just have to figure out a nice 1-2 week spot to get to.

Goodbye Bed

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

Tonight is the last night I will be sleeping in my own bed for quite some time. I ate my last home cooked meal. Spaghetti and sausage with loads of romano cheese and garlic bread with a Barq’s root beer. I didn’t get a whole lot of sleep last night so I’m hoping that I can catch up tonight. I’m all packed and ready to go. I can’t believe it is already here.

Just a bit of an eerie coincidence tonight to share with you. I was adding some more songs to my I-Pod and downloaded a bunch of Janis Joplin. I had only previously heard a few of her tunes so I wanted to add some that I hadn’t heard assuming they would be pretty good. Well, in my car her song “Cry Baby” came on. And the lyrics hit close…

And although it may be comfortable here
Sleeping in all your nice bed with all those satin sheets
And all that nice fur, eatin’ all that chicken
Gettin’ stoned, havin’ a good time I have to go and rough it
I have to go to Africa…

How strange is that?

Happy New Year

Sunday, December 31st, 2006
2007 is here in just a few hours. I had my going away party last night. It was nice. I decided that last night was my NYE celebration so tonight I'm taking it easy. I tend ... [Continue reading this entry]

One More Week

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
1 week to go. Christmas is over and New Years is coming up this weekend. I have a limited amount of time to get all my last minute stuff taken care of. I haven't been sleeping well ... [Continue reading this entry]

Monday Update

Monday, December 18th, 2006
I thought I'd be updating every day since I left work but it had been a busy weekend with hanging out with some co-workers at Bennigan's on Friday night as well as football on Sunday. I really enjoyed Friday ... [Continue reading this entry]

Stability in Africa?

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
Who really knows how this is all going to turn out but for the time being, good news is coming out of central Africa. Today the Democractic Republic of Congo sworn in it's first elected president in over 40 ... [Continue reading this entry]

Bank of America is AWESOME

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
I have heard a lot of bad things about Bank of America from different people but I have yet to see where the problem is. Last night I called customer service to see if I could get international ATM ... [Continue reading this entry]

Why Now?

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
From the immortal words of James Hetfield of Metallica: Rover, wanderer, nomad, vagabond, call me what you will. I have posted this in a previous trip travel blog but I thought it was intergral in my planning for this trip so ... [Continue reading this entry]

I Turned in My Resignation

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
I handed in my letter of resignation to my supervisor this week so it is official. I have 2 more weeks of work remaining. The clock is ticking, time is running out, i'm getting more and more ... [Continue reading this entry]

Quote!

Monday, November 27th, 2006
I came across this quote a few days ago and thought I would share. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. - Helen Keller