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37 days to go!
Apr. 8th, 2002 06:46 pmAnd then I'm off to the Old Country (well, 2 of them, at least)! The fact that I'm going off on my own has only started to sink in this past week or so. Not even sink, really, it's mostly bobbing on the surface, dipping in occasionally. It hasn't yet settled.
On the other hand, it might be better this way. I actually haven't given much thought to planning at all. The only reason I'm going is (to quote a very funny lady I know who likes to smoke pot and drink hard liquor early in the morning) because I can. Because I had a dream in which I backpacked across Europe and had a blast, and woke up thinking that I really should go, and realized a few days later that there was really no reason I couldn't.
It's funny how easy things are once you take the plunge. Since my preferred technique is deciding on something and worrying about the details later, most things are surprisingly simple. I think that the people around me are on the whole more nervous about my adventure then I am. Especially my mother. But she has nothing to say, she did the same thing at my age (though not alone).
On the other hand, it might be better this way. I actually haven't given much thought to planning at all. The only reason I'm going is (to quote a very funny lady I know who likes to smoke pot and drink hard liquor early in the morning) because I can. Because I had a dream in which I backpacked across Europe and had a blast, and woke up thinking that I really should go, and realized a few days later that there was really no reason I couldn't.
It's funny how easy things are once you take the plunge. Since my preferred technique is deciding on something and worrying about the details later, most things are surprisingly simple. I think that the people around me are on the whole more nervous about my adventure then I am. Especially my mother. But she has nothing to say, she did the same thing at my age (though not alone).
