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So the question has come up a few times...Where? Why? How long?
My answers are quite simple:
The West Coast, as far north on the Coastal Highway as I can get before having to turn around and come back home.
For the heck of it and because I can. Really, it is that simple. And because I'm a Couch Surfer.
At least a month; I plan to be gone for 5 weeks but that's the beauty of traveling alone. Maybe 6 weeks...who knows?
Okay, I'm about to confide something only about 3 people have heard me say. I suffer from what I've termed chicken-butt syndrome. I don't know how many others out there also experience this but, it would not surprise me if many of you do. What is that exactly? Those dreaded feelings and/or questions right before something really big. I get like this before every single road trip or adventure and this will be #5 this year. A few nights ago, I couldn't sleep it was so bad. Every single shenanigan played through my head; every possible negative situation was trying to convince me to cancel the whole thing and do the familiar summer routine: hang out at home.
Then I woke up. No way will this trip be cancelled because I know the simple love I have of all that open highway. It's the sheer adventure of not really being 100% certain of my final destination since there are so many detours I could take. It's the feeling of really being able to get away from it all once in a while and be completely independent. Even more, it's the anticipation of the awesome people I will meet along the way.
This reminds me of a quote I cam across:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
I can honestly say that the trips I've taken so far have changed my life in a dramatic way. From the very first skydive to my last, from every single camping trip I've been to (best and worst of them) and each day trip in between, I never went home regretting that I went. I can't stand the idea of staying home doing the same thing over and over. I'm a big believer of cause and effect; what you get out of this life is determined by what you put into it.
Stay tuned for more...once I'm finally on the road!
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holly Pulaski Go Amy! I love your writing! Are you a writer? You should be girl! How much fun are you having? Actually, I am not sure you have left at all. I will be on my way to Italy...basically by myself. I am gonna do it, and I am freaked out! I do have a couple of couch surfers who I may stay with, but for the most part hostels! You can bet I will be holding that phrase book everywhere I go! Anywho-enjoy the road, and good for you! Keep me posted.