The New Year
So here we are on the first day of 2006, I'm feeling all philosophical so I'm going to make a boring post!
As always at the start of the year I look ahead to what's likely to happen, usually it's not much, I may have started college, sat my exams, passed my driving test or any multitude of slightly mundane things. In essence the last 17 years of my life have been pretty the same. But in 365 days time, all being well, things are going to be very different. This is one hell of a year.
I'll finish college and before going to university I'm taking a gap year - I have from July 06 right through to Sept 07 completely free. 14+ months, no commitments. The first month is going to be spent backpacking America with a friend so needless to say the first half of 2006 is going to spent running into that. I'm not planning on wasting my 14 months, I'm going to use it to travel, and travel extensively. Some people have said that's a waste.
I don't want to go to New Zealand or Australia or Thailand and spend my year getting drunk on the beach, that's not me at all. I want to break from the stereotypical backpacker routes and Africa, the Middle East and Russia. What's more is I don't want to keep hopping on a plane from city to city, life's about the journey not the destination. I want to go overland. There are quite a few gap year companies which offer trips in trucks with guides and a load of fellow-travelers so you can cross places where public transport is unsafe or non-existent...plus you've got people to keep you company.
Rather than just pass through loads of countries I'd like to get involved along the way by stopping off and completing an environmental/cultural project such as teaching in an African village or helping with research of African game. There's some amazing experiences available, but it all costs. Unfortunately my big trip is still a way off, I won't be leaving until the start of 2007 but it does mean by the end of this year everything has got to be sorted...and I've got to be able to pay for it all. I've done some calculating of costs...it's looking like this trip could cost me £8-9000. Ouch.
I'm working very hard in my part-time job at the moment and saving what I can, my new speakers were a big splash-out for me. When I'm back from America I'm going to try and get a full time job and try and hold down some shifts at the weekend - no rest for me.
So that pretty much wraps that up, all being well in just 364 sleeps time I'll be working full-time and on the verge of leaving for the trip of a life-time.
Scared doesn't even come close, nor does excited.
As always at the start of the year I look ahead to what's likely to happen, usually it's not much, I may have started college, sat my exams, passed my driving test or any multitude of slightly mundane things. In essence the last 17 years of my life have been pretty the same. But in 365 days time, all being well, things are going to be very different. This is one hell of a year.
I'll finish college and before going to university I'm taking a gap year - I have from July 06 right through to Sept 07 completely free. 14+ months, no commitments. The first month is going to be spent backpacking America with a friend so needless to say the first half of 2006 is going to spent running into that. I'm not planning on wasting my 14 months, I'm going to use it to travel, and travel extensively. Some people have said that's a waste.
I don't want to go to New Zealand or Australia or Thailand and spend my year getting drunk on the beach, that's not me at all. I want to break from the stereotypical backpacker routes and Africa, the Middle East and Russia. What's more is I don't want to keep hopping on a plane from city to city, life's about the journey not the destination. I want to go overland. There are quite a few gap year companies which offer trips in trucks with guides and a load of fellow-travelers so you can cross places where public transport is unsafe or non-existent...plus you've got people to keep you company.
Rather than just pass through loads of countries I'd like to get involved along the way by stopping off and completing an environmental/cultural project such as teaching in an African village or helping with research of African game. There's some amazing experiences available, but it all costs. Unfortunately my big trip is still a way off, I won't be leaving until the start of 2007 but it does mean by the end of this year everything has got to be sorted...and I've got to be able to pay for it all. I've done some calculating of costs...it's looking like this trip could cost me £8-9000. Ouch.
I'm working very hard in my part-time job at the moment and saving what I can, my new speakers were a big splash-out for me. When I'm back from America I'm going to try and get a full time job and try and hold down some shifts at the weekend - no rest for me.
So that pretty much wraps that up, all being well in just 364 sleeps time I'll be working full-time and on the verge of leaving for the trip of a life-time.
Scared doesn't even come close, nor does excited.
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