When I use to look at airplanes in the sky I was never the one that wanted to be in one. This was mostly due to my innate fear of flying. My fears were exacerbated after 9/11. I would be lying if all my travels have cured my fear of flying. It has not, I still feel anxiety right before take off and before landing. Nevertheless, now, whenever I see a blinking light moving slowly through the evening sky, my heart sinks and I wish that was me up there.

Speaking of night time, I'm feeling nostalgic tonight. I looked up at the sky this evening and noticed only a handful of stars gracing the dark canvas. How disappointing. My thoughts immediately went to the spring of 2005 when one evening I looked up and my heart wanted to explode with the thousands of stars that appeared close enough to pick off from the sky. I was in Cato Ridge, South Africa. I think life was much simpler back then.

I miss flying. I miss the beauty of Africa.


Cato Ridge, South Africa

Okay, not my last.. but it might be awhile before I can "get away" like this without counting my vacation days. I will be rejoining the workforce society in a month. But before I return to the grind of making a living, I decided I will do some living On The Road before then. So my mission is as follows:

Length: 2 1/2 weeks

Places: Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Heidelberg, Trier, Prague, Paris, and Luxembourg.

I hope to visit all of these cities in my short time span. If not, I suppose I will just have to go back.

Every time I think I am on the right path another road magically appears and I realize that I never left this labyrinth.

I am grateful for the pitchforks in my life. They make life more exciting and terrifying at the same time. Too many roads, one choice, make it count!

I'm not sure how one can get lost going to Philadelphia .. but somehow we managed to find ourselves being the suckers to do exactly just that. It took us 4 1/2 hours to finally arrive to Geno's for some cheesesteak. But then again, I flew 6 hours to go see The Secret Machines in concert. Oh the things we do in life to feed the need...

Despite our long day of driving in continuous circles, I enjoyed Philly... and the green boots..

It's that time of the year again.. Last time I was in DC I remember driving around in circles looking for parking.. It left a bad taste in my mouth.. This time I was able to find what I was looking for quite easily: