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With me leaving for Windsor at 10:30ish tomorrow to take the Greyhound to Toronto, I have tonight and a little of tomorrow morning to pack. This would be plenty of time, but I also have to say goodbye to all of my friends tonight and I never was very efficient at packing.Before I left Fort Wayne I had an interesting (and slightly emotional) chat with Mom... a few days ago I randomly began wondering what my parents' life was like before I was born, if they were happy, what their goals were, th...

It was a beautiful day as we were driving home, so we didn't mind the huge amount of beach traffic that backed us up on Lakeshore Drive . . . or the road construction crews we were trailing behind . . . or the festival in Grant Park that blocked the turn we needed to get on the expressway . . . Finally, we picked up some speed, made it to the entrance ramp and slowed down again . . . There was a huge construction project on the freeway, so we figured that was the reason no one was movi...

...pretty cool place, I have to say. The University of Michigan has a nice campus, and there's plenty to do within walking distance - great dining, shopping, etc. There was a really great used book store. I found a copy of the Sports Illustrated Super Bowl preview issue from 1985 (Niners vs. Dolphins!). I just had to get that for a friend of mine. And I found a couple of lesser known books by Tolkien ("Farmer Giles of Ham" and "Smith of Wootton Major"), plus one about him. Pretty neat stuff.T...

Ann Arbor: an indie city filled with artsy graffiti and urban stores. I loved my trip there with 10 of my favorite ladies. We dined at Mongolian Barbeque and shopped at all of the indie stores. My favorite location: Graffiti Alley.

Its almost time to leave and I'm trying to close in on the majority of preparation and packing. I have had waves of extreme excitement, extreme curiosity, as well as nervousness and a sense of surrealness. Its crazy! Sometimes five weeks seems like its going to be such a long time, and then the rest of the time I feel like its not going to be a long enough trip in Europe. Everyone keeps telling me it goes by soooo fast! :( Oh well, atleast I have the rest of the summer in A2 to look forward...

Because life is a trip, I'm chronicling the whole thing here. In a year where I've traveled to 18 great American cities, it's about time to show you where I've been! I just got a new camera, so from here on you'll be able to see where I went.

Seattle.Amtrak train leaves Arbor about 8:20 this morning,I'll ride to Chicago then transfer to Empire Builder.Until later,

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This is a blog in the making. I will add more photos and more explanation later.

I plan on studying in Shanghai from May through June, then backpacking around Japan and China. I am actually looking for a travel partner.