Leaving Tomorrow

I'm creating this blog to keep those interested updated as to where I am in the world, as well as to continually reassure my mother that I've yet to be abducted.

Part of me wonders why I'm leaving, while part of me knows that it's the absolute right thing to do. I wanted to go somewhere and do something that'll push me out of my comfort zone, make me grow up, and all the while see things that a lot of people wont see. Hopefully my trip will accomplish all of those things, but even if it only leads me to, at some point next year when I'm feeling like shit, being able tell myself, "you can do it, you already survived ______ by yourself", I think it'll be a success. At the very least, I wont be spending the next month drinking in Cal Anderson/Mad Park/DB, so I can come back refreshed and reminded why we all love doing that in the first place!

I'm leaving tomorrow for Paris where I'll hang out with Maria's sister and her fiancée. I have a couple of hours there, and then I fly to Beirut, where I'm couchsurfing with a guy and his girlfriend (look for this premise in the next Hostel movie). I'll keep y'all updated as to where I am, when I'm there.

ALSO: if you have friends, family, friends of friends, or anyone you know in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and/or Israel and are down to give me their contact info, I would love to have someone to get a drink with. Thanks!