I'm going on an adventure!
Well, a new one anyway, and much more grand in comparison than the day trips I take on occasion to the coast or down to Sendai.
No, no. I'm stepping out into the wide world completely solo. As a teacher for Interac, I had a company to rely on. It was like taking a trip with a ginormous, corporate parent who could handle all the messy bureau-crazy and remind me to file a form or eight every now and then. They found housing for me and set up my schedule so all I had to do was show up for work and plan my own free time.
But now that I'm leaving Japan, I have a great opportunity to try and do all that messy business for myself. I anticipate falling flat on my face quite a bit, but oh, what a wonder the Internet is and all it's helpful users and their guiding hands! Every day, I do a little research on another aspect of solo travel: interesting things to do, how to pack light, where to get the best cup of coffee, how to successfully evade assault...the vital things.
Oh, what's that? Where am I going? Funny you should ask. I'm still ironing out the little creases, but the general plan goes like this:
Late March: Southern Japan including Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Sasebo to do some more hard-hitting research about my grandmother.
First 2 weeks of April: A couple days in Bangkok, 1 week in the north working at an elephant reservation, 1 week in Chiang Mai enjoying the wats (temples) and Songkran (New Year's/World's Biggest Water Fight)
Mid-April: A few days in Paris and some outer edge cities
Last week of April and First week of May: Amsterdam!!!
Details to follow!
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