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July 28, 2004
Cross Country Road Trip
A lot has happened in my life in the past few months. I would characterize most of what's happened as negative. It is not what I wanted. It is not what I chose. It is not what I'd still choose, nor what I would have ever expected. Perhaps as time goes on I will be able to talk about it more, but needless to say I am at a crossroads in my life. I have no ties at the moment, geographic or otherwise. My crusade (1, 2, 3,4,5,6,7) has taken me far from where I began, yet I feel I am still just at the start. I have decided to take this opportunity, which may not present itself again, to hit the road one-way style.
Kasei and I are leaving for a long road trip hopefully starting next Monday (Aug 2nd). Our plan is to take 3-4 weeks and eventually end up in Providence, RI. We're going to head north along the coast as far as Seattle, then head south-east through Yellowstone, and then due East towards the NE states. It is very likely we will be flying to Ireland once we get to Rhode Island. From there, I can't say. I am buying a one way ticket and have made no definitive plans for where I'll go, when I will return, nor where I might return to.
As to our road trip. I would like very much to see as many of you as I can. We are definitely on a budget and are arranging to stay with a number of people along the way. We do have significant gaps though. Especially in Seattle, between Denver and Chicago, and between Chicago and Western Maryland. So I am asking all of you whether you know people along our route we might be able to entertain with our witty banter for an evening in exchange for shelter.
Here is a detailed map of our route. You can always get there via the Road Trip link on my blog. In the future I will use that page to update where we are and what's happening. If you are interested in what happens along this journey, please tune in regularly and feel free to sign up (to the right) to be notified when I post.
I am still not sure where I'm heading, but I have a general feeling that I'm heading in the right direction. Only time will tell.
"The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say." -Tolkien
Posted by wonko at July 28, 2004 01:45 PM
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Good luck. I look forward to following your tracks, leave loaves of bread.
Posted by: useEvil at July 29, 2004 03:11 PM
be good.
Posted by: srithip at July 30, 2004 09:14 PM
Feel free to swing by East Lansing, MI (a little out of the way), if you want. I doubt I have enough floor space for both of you (I live in a REALLY TINY room), but hey, we're home to North America's largest indoor labyrinth.
Good luck finding what you're looking for when you get where you're going, wherever that is.
Posted by: Andrew at August 1, 2004 05:46 PM
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