In two weeks, I will be asleep in a hostel in Singapore. After two or so years of “what do I do next,” one year of saving for that next thing, and 3.5 months of planning for this specific trip, I cannot believe that this is actually a reality. I’m excited, but the nerves are [...]
The November Checklist
30 November, 2012 By 1 Comment
In November, there was a lot of standing in the middle of the room, looking around at the mess, asking “Now what?” and then abandoning it in favor of having drinks with friends or sleeping or doing any number of less productive activities. Here’s what I did manage to accomplish: – Purchased travel insurance (and [...]
And It Gets Tough
13 November, 2012 By 1 Comment
No one warned me about this. No one said that there would be this time, this gap between the purchasing of the ticket and the day of departure, when things feel really hard. There’s plenty of information out there — on blogs, in guidebooks, all over Twitter — about challenges travelers face while on the [...]
The October Checklist
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Shit’s Gettin’ Real: Five Weeks Notice
26 October, 2012 By 1 Comment
I quit my job today. Rather, I told my boss that in five weeks, I’ll be picking up my life and moving on. It was a hard conversation to have, and I unexpectedly felt a profound sense of sadness when I walked out. Because now this is real. As long as I was holding on [...]
#MeetPlanGo 2012
17 October, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In the process of deciding to travel and laying the groundwork to make it happen, I have discovered that I am far from alone. In addition to talking to some incredibly kind and helpful bloggers, I recently had the opportunity to take a day trip to NYC for the 2012 edition of Meet Plan Go, [...]
The September Checklist
30 September, 2012 By 1 Comment
Moving Forward
12 September, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s not exactly easy to be OK with setting fire to your life, selling almost everything that you own, and heading off to places where you know no one and nothing. But for the adventure of a lifetime, it’s worth all of those things, you know? For every grand plan I’ve had in the past [...]
The Start of Something New
10 September, 2012 By 5 Comments
On January 1, 2013, I’m off to see the world. It all started with my Labor Day trip to San Diego. I was expecting to fall madly, passionately in love with the city. I wanted to be convinced to pack up my bikes and my clothes and my kitchen gadgets and move right then and [...]
