My New Life Plan, Part One.

I have a new life plan! My new life plan is that I am going to Southeast Asia for 6 weeks in June and then in September I'm moving to NYC. Okay, well maybe I'm moving to New York. It's all still a bit in the air. RIght now, I'm just trying hard to focus on the first part. It's amazing how many details need to be worked out when you decide to take a trip across the world. VIsas and dog sitters, and subletters, and what the hell I'm going to do about my job... Yeah, I haven't quite figured that out yet. However at this point I'm prepared to quit. I'd prefer not to, but sometimes it feels like it's my only option. Anyway, enough about that-- back to the fun stuff!! So Southeast Asia! This means I'm going to start in Thailand, move through Cambodia and leave from Vietnam. And can I be perfectly honest? Aside from all of the amazing and beautiful things I imagine I'm going to see there, the thing I am most excited about right now is the food. Are you surprised? You shouldn't be. Other than eating a lot though, I've got nothing. So far my plan is to purchase a ticket to Bangkok and book a hotel for the first night to sleep off the jet lag. After that, well, I'll be flyin' by the seat of my pants. It's exciting for sure, but also a bit nerve-wracking. The thought of being alone for all that time is not all that appealing to me as I am not really one who likes to be alone with my thoughts. In fact I prefer to avoid them. I recognize the irony in this being a social worker but it's true. I'm sure I will meet people along the way, but being by myself will certainly be interesting... Although I suppose as long as I'm here, I think I'll be okay: