March 11th, 2009
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On Sunday I went to Medio del Mundo, Middle of the World, or the Equator. It took a little over an hour and a half by two buses. Luckily enough for me I was able to get seats on both buses on the way there. The bus ride was fun and interesting. It was interesting to ride threw some poorer neighbourhoods. Along the way different merchants would jump on board as the bus was moving selling different kinds of food from fruit to ice cream. And then they would just jump off again.
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March 7th, 2009
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Well my third day is now complete. I know that I have only been in Quito for two full days, but it feels like its been longer. I am not sure how much longer I am going to be here. Leave for the Galapagos on Thursday the 12th for eight days. I currently have my room booked for one more night, so that leaves Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night. I need to decide if I want to stay here in Quito or go someplace else first. I say I am going to the Galapagos on Thursday but it hasn’t been fully booked. I need to do that on Monday. When I return from the Galapagos I will be in Quito for a few more days hanging out with my friend Jens, who is currently in Columbia.
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March 1st, 2009
For the longest time one of my dreams has been to take a year off to travel the world. The idea of it was very romantic, but actually doing it became very daunting. Planning, saving money, leaving everything that I know for a whole year became a little overwhelming. Okay, it became extremely overwhelming.
Two years ago I spent a week in Buenos Aires and the travel bug was planted yet again. So it is today that I leave for Quito Ecuador, for a three month adventure. I wont be spending all three months in Ecuador. I will be traveling around the continent as much as I can during those three months. I don’t really have a set itinerary, I am just going to let the continent show me what I need to see. There are some things that I want to see and do, but everything in between is an unknown at this point.
This trip is both exciting and scary to me. Scary, because I will be on my own, outside of my comfort zone for three months. I know that I will meet a lot of people, so I wont be necessarily completely alone. When I graduated from the university I spent a month in Europe, and meeting people was half the fun. But I know there will be times where I miss my home and my loved ones. That is part of the experiment, rediscovering my self, finding out who I am, who I will become. That is part of the excitement.
South America is such a beautiful place, as are most places on this planet. I am excited to experience its beauty. To learn what I can from it, both the good and the bad. I am excited to enter the subculture of backpackers again. I had such a blast meeting people last time I traveled and I am excited to meet new ones, both fellow travelers, and those that live where I am visiting.
Thank you to all my friends and loved ones that I have supported me in getting to this point. I love you all very much, and will miss you. But we will see each other again before we know it.
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Let the experiment begin!
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