My Journey

Technology is making more and more things possible now that would never before have been possible-- at least for "normal" people like me. Here I am writing down my thoughts and publishing them for the world to see. It's new, it's strange, but it's very cool. :)

Most of you know that I'm leaving for Germany in two weeks. I'll be overseas for four months, with time in Germany and in the U.K. This opportunity is an unbelievable one-- combining what I already love with what I've never experienced before. It will be an incredible journey by plane, train, and bus; across oceans and borders; through cultures; and into the hearts and minds of the German and the British, two vastly important members of the human race.

But the next four months will not just be a geographical, cultural journey. To my way of thinking, this entire life is a journey-- mentally, emotionally, and especially spiritually. Every day can be a day of growth, it's true; but that growth comes more when one is 20 years old and is trying to figure out who in the world she is; and that growth will come (I'm pretty sure) even more when one is leaving behind all that she "knows"-- people, places, support-- and heading off to the unknown. I am excited for this journey of finding more of who I am and where I belong in this world; I am as excited about my personal, internal journey as I am about my geographical journey.

This blog, per necessity, will reflect more of the geographical journey than the internal one. It will be more of a travelogue than a diary. Technology makes it possible to blog, but it does not necessarily create interest within friends, family, professors, and coworkers that is not otherwise there-- and I'm aware of that. :)

At the same time, though, the internal journey will appear in this blog, if only because it cannot really be separated from the geographical one. Hopping on a plane is a journey in itself, but is also just a small piece of the bigger journey. It will be interesting to see whether the months ahead hold turbulence or smooth blue skies. Either way, I trust the Captain to keep me safe.