L'idee

So instead of trying to email anyone who's interested (and probably many who aren't) I decided to set up a blog.  Even though I hate that word, partly as a result of my mass communication courses, it seems practical to document my journey overseas for anyone to read at their leisure.  That way, if you don't want to know you don't have to and if you do, you can keep tabs on me right here.  It's a win-win: I don't have to rewrite the same email six times and you only read when you want to.   

Also, in years to come, I'll have a day by day documentation of what is hopefully (crossing my fingers) one of the best trips of my life.