Barry Backpacks Around the World

Here is my long awaited packing list. [read on]

Time is really getting close. I must admit I do experience bouts of cold feet. Living in Louisiana for the last two months has been great in the fact that I have gotten see family and friends, but it also makes it harder to leave. I have once again gotten use to having all my family and long time friends around me. During my five years that I lived away from home, I had adapted to not having them be as big a part of my life as they have been for the last few months. Despite all this, I doubt I will be reenacting a scene from “Runaway Bride” at the airport. Picture it. I slowly make my way up to the ticket agent while looking all around me. I hand her my ticket. She scans it and attempts to hand it back to me. As she does, I turn and run leaving her standing at the gate with a bewildered expression on her face. [read on]

Time is getting really short but the reality of the trip still hasn't set in yet. I have one week of work left and then one week after that to wrap everything up. It's been a while since I have ... [Continue reading this entry]