Chinasia

Destination: China, Japan, etc.
Departure: July 17, 2006
Duration of travels: 5 months mas o menos

My suitcase is as empty as my mind is full. I plan on having plenty of time to pack on account of being too anxious to sleep tonight. Nervous? Nah. Its more like the feeling you used to get when you tried to fall asleep on Christmas Eve, but better. GI Joe with the kung-fu grip broke after a week, but what waits for me tomorrow morning is the beginning of a long string of who knows what. Far from the comfort and predictability of home. English teacher, japanese wedding minister, political prisoner, random tourist. Anything is in the cards and I'm ready to gamble.

For all of you out there who I haven't shown this to yet, it is probably the most useful invention since contraceptives. Yeah, that is a bottle opener built into the bottom of my flip-flop. Genius. I would be crazy to leave these bad boys behind.

Since this blog site limits my photo uploads, you can find more of my photos at:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/spainsharp/my_photos

More to come when I actually have things to write about.