29 days and counting

my backpack and i will be boarding a plane to europe in exactly 29 days. woah. im mostly excited with a little bit of anxiety mixed in (but only a little). i have been planning for months without ceasing. thank goodness i havent had a job for those months otherwise i would have been money-ahead, and who needs more money when youre traveling? that being said, it is my hope that i will adequately couple logic and frugality with flexibility and a strong sense of adventure. i believe that these are some important factors in maintaining a functioning budget while on my travels. i think they will also help me gain as much from this amazing experience as possible. i hope that i can come back from the netherlands, england, scotland, spain, france, switzerland, austria, czech republic, germany, and ireland (maybe belgium too); knowing more about how the world outside of the states operates and, more importantly, knowing more about myself.