Story Intro: Europe, Here We Come!

Posted on Jul 29, 2011 | 0 comments

Unlike what Hollywood would have you believe, not every story begins with ”one man.” This story, in fact, begins with a graduation, and two fairly normal people doing something very abnormal indeed. But I’ll get to that in a moment. First, I should mention that quite a bit has happened since I last published...

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Winter 2010: Europe in the Beginning

Posted on Jul 29, 2011 | 0 comments

How does one get to a particular place in life? Very slowly. And with many starts, stops, and blind turns along the way. Ryan and I didn’t just wake up one morning with the inspiration to travel Europe for a year. If that had happened, I am convinced we (read: I) would have immediately excused the idea. Because who goes...

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July 2011: Deciding When and Where to Travel

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When to leave wasn’t too big of an issue. We wanted to go as quickly as possible. No point in postponing. We figured the beginning of August was a good general timeframe for our departure. Pinning down our travel locations was more difficult. We wanted to see anything and everything–we even toyed with the idea of...

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