A new year, a new itinerary...

     "I have taken a vow: Never underestimate the power of 
     anyone's dreams. Not even my own"~Judie Fein, Life is a Trip

Apparently I shouldn't either, since these dreams have led me here- committing me to my my next adventure. Though I just got back from quite an adventure, I was there for "school" (if that's what we're calling it), and now that it's over I'm craving another. When I left last year the world was much bigger then. I knew only some of the language, and I didn’t really know what I was getting in to. It was intimidating, scary, overwhelming. It was the best decision of my life. I learned how small the world really is, and that it really is not all that intimidating, as long as you have a map (or at least a direction) and smile with a "thank you". 

Because of this little taste of this truly wonderful world, I've taken to looking at maps with a narcotic tingle of possibility, trailing my fingers along the atlas and imagining. It's been filling nearly every last second of my thoughts these days lately. So much so that I have chosen my next destination. Though I don't know where I will go after, I don't know what is next, and I don't really have a plan (I think it's best this way because it welcomes new encounters), what I do know is that I'm more than excited to find out what will happen. Frankly, I'm having difficulty waiting.

And this adventure will unfold itself in the deep fishy places, uncertain paths, and the sun flare over the sand.

     "Each time I go to a place I have not seen before, I hope it 
     will be as different as possible from the places I already 
     know. I assume it is natural for a traveler to seek 
     diversity, and that is the human element which makes him 
     most aware of the difference. If people and their manner of 
     living were alike everywhere, there would not be much point 
     in moving from one place to another" ~Paul Bowles