things are changing. things are always changing, but i feel as though everything in my life is changing at once ( Read more... )

so it all comes down to a few more nights. the world cup qualifying game with ireland vs. italy is happening in town. everybody is tense and excited and drunk. rachael and michael are hanging out in the last hostel of the trip. tomorrow we find our hotel closer to the airport and stay for three nights ( Read more... )

Marseille is beautiful. I like the multicultural aspect of the city. Oh no, I think I like this city. For some reason, I don't feel intimidated by this place. It all feels natural. Oh no, I am liking the French culture. However, Marseille and all the cities of the French Riviera are not really "French". There are so many different cultures from all ( Read more... )

Time has already become disorienting. Without a window in our room of 14 beds, about the same number of bodies, I am to rely on my ipod clock. I just count 8 hours ahead. However, in mid-sleep mid-wakefulness, I cannot, apparently, count. In the middle of the night, which I thought to be morning, I woke Mike to tell him breakfast was almost over. ( Read more... )

It is currently 7:43 pm on friday (it's friday, right? yeah. it's friday). I just made a pot of coffee (don't worry; I don't intend to drink the whole thing tonight). I'm wrapped up in my comfortable bathrobe. My home is cold. I have a list of chores to do before friday. Will I do them tonight? That was the purpose of the list. However, I believe ( Read more... )

I've been finalizing plans for the next couple of weeks in my head. I decided to be gracious and let others who may or may not be involved know what I'm thinking ( Read more... )

It is official. The plane ticket waits for me to pick it up in a few weeks. On September 14, I will follow one of my greatest dreams: travel. I want to know everything. I want to explore. Come September 14 thru October 22, I will be traveling ( Read more... )