I can't believe it is just a little over a month before I leave New York to start my globetrotting! I've read up on all the places I will be going and am fully prepared. I can't wait to get there! My first stop will be Ireland. Over the next month I need to get my visa for India and get a few vaccinations and I am set! Hepatitis A, yellow fever, polio, Japanese encephalitis, uffda! I've never even heard of that one before! Anyone that knows me well knows how anti-vaccine I am so I'm not too keen on getting them but if I have to in order to travel I'll do it! I have a 5 inch thick book on India that I have put a pretty good dent in, reading it on the subway to and from work. I have been working so many hours here to fund my trip. It will be worth it in the end. Burning the candle at both ends by getting out to explore the city in between. I'm in constant motion. I need a vacation :)

I love the fact that I will be going solo and can go anywhere and do anything that my heart desires. Independence at it's best. I feel the most alive when I am traveling. And I'm never really alone, there are so many backpackers out there and it's so easy to make friends. So often I get the reaction of "Aren't you scared?" from other people, some people that are maybe less traveled. But really I'm not, I look at it as an adventure and memories to last a lifetime. I will come back a better person with a huge collection of awesome pics and memories that will be with me forever. Journaling is perfect to capture all my feelings and details that I would otherwise forget. The sights, smells, and sounds... Reading the journals from my past trips brings me right back to the moment, love it!