Good Bye America!

I've worked this trip out so that I will be able to make as few commitments as possible. This includes the day I leave, of course, which has changed from Wednesday Sept. 10th (tomorrow) to Friday Sept. 12th (not tomorrow). 

Starting off with plans to go to India, which morphed into a Peruvian adventure, which crossed the Atlantic into Eastern Europe, which then backtracked to Dublin...I've been able to be as mutable as afternoon storm patterns. And that's good. I like that.

So I am for sure leaving Friday. There's a lot to be done in the time between now and then. College essays (because I'm going back in January??), mailing climbing gear back to New Paltz, calling my landlord to remind him to send me the $834 he owes me...because I'm pretty much broke otherwise, and getting a transcript from my high school. This is why I couldn't leave tomorrow. Also because I have no money.

But what I have learned in my 21 years of living is that I function on a moment to moment basis. When I can do that, I thrive. I can't make decisions months in advance. I can't make them days in advance, even. So, this is all wonderful for me, and because I have nothing to commit to, I am enjoying this existence. 

So...As for my plans. I'm really going to try to stick to this plan because I've done a lot of research on weather in all of the countries that I am going to, and if I don't visit certain places at specific times it will be too cold. I'm no polar bear. Also, I'm going to be camping. I don't want to be cold.

PLAN:

Sept 12 - fly from NYC to Dublin Airport. Hang out in Dublin for the night. Then hitch hike to West Meath where my Grandpa's family is from. Head over to Galway for about a week.

Scotland Sept 20 - 27 Ferry from Northern Ireland to Scotland. Hitch hike to Edinburg. Maybe the Isle of Skye first? 

Sept 27 - 29 - hitch hike to London to pick Emilie up at the airport!!!! See Tara!!!! 

Sept 30 - Ferry to Netherlands from Harwich. Hang out for a day or two, then hitch hike to Berlin to see Michele (if she's still there). Berlin for a week

October 3-9 Berlin

Oct 10 - 13 Hitch hike to/visit Belgium

Oct 13 - hitch hike to Paris

Oct 18 - hitch hike to Switzerland (happy birthday Evan)...maybe. i don't know if it will be too cold. But I really want to go to Switzerland

Oct 18 - 21 - hang out in Switzerland

Oct 21 - hitch hike down to Aix en Provence. Visit Les Saintes Maries de la Mer. Romani patron saint Sarah la Kali lives here. Her day of veneration is on my birthday!

Oct 26 - hitch hike down to Southern Spain

Oct 29 - Nov 16 - Spain (Andalusia) and Portugal

Nov 17 - Hitch hike to Italy. God knows how long this will take

Nov 23? - Rome for gelato and fine fine Italian cuisine

Nov 25 - Isernia per un vaccazione alla casa di la mia famiglia. We have a villa apparently. When this guy dies it will be back in my family's name. Supposedly he's very old. 

Nov 27 - hitch hike down to the Amalfi Coast 

Nov 28 - Dec 7? - Amalfi Coast and surrounding area because it's heavenly

Dec 7 - Dec 15 - hitch hike back up to Belgium to catch the ferries for London and Ireland that will get me back home for Christmas and Chanukah.