Off to a New Adventure!

Hello fellow travelers,

I hope you all had a blessed Christmas season and a Happy New Year. I haven't had all that many new years in my life but it was nice to think back and remember where I was 5, 10, 15 years ago. Because of all the drastic changes in my life, this new year is especially exciting to me. I am still in the semi-vacation phase that followed the ending of the semester and precedes beginning my grown up job but the holiday season has been filled with joy and celebration for the things past as well as those to come. One of these such things to come is my trip! Monday evening my roommate and I will embark on a travel adventure together- to England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales! Its going to be a whirlwind trip (for example, we are only going to stop in Edinburgh for 6 hours!) but it will be lots of fun. I've always wanted to go to the UK and I'm excited to finally travel to places where they speak English! The history of several of these countries has always interested me and I look forward very much to seeing the places I've read about as well as sharing my stories with you on my return. Please pray for safe travels and few incidents along our path- several of our connections are closely timed so missing a bus could be catastrophic! I will be sure to take lots of pictures and stock up on things that I learn to report when we get home. So... until the 21st!

With love,
the Traveler

You Are Cordially Invited...

I have waited for this time for months now- my "invitation" to enter the real world. My senior semester at the University of Maryland was filled with waiting- waiting to finish that horrid group project, waiting to graduate, waiting for a job offer, waiting for final grades to be posted, waiting to move home, waiting...waiting! And NOW- I am finished waiting for the project was turned in, I graduated, I got a job offer, final grades have been posted, and I have moved home. My invitation to join the real world has arrived and I am joyfully RSVPing yes. Most of it I am very excited about- I look forward to having a normal non-student schedule, to coming home at the end of the day and not having more homework to do, to having guilt-free weekends to spend with friends instead of textbooks. But, before diving straight into this new life, I intend to take some time for myself first. And yes, that means more traveling- this time to the UK. So, I've got a new look for my blog and I hope you are excited as I am as for this new stage in life!