A new beginning

So, I'll admit, I've been indulging in solitary confinement for a bit... I haven't really jumped on the blog boat yet and had no particular interest in showing the rest of the world what I do on a daily basis. But as of the past couple of weeks, I've been planning a very intricate and exciting trip that I would A. Like to share my wonderful experiences with everyone B. give my friends and family the opportunity to keep tabs on my whereabouts, including brief stints in foreign jails and/or medical facilities. Fingers crossed, option B. stories will not pop up in these pages but there will undoubtedly be crazy days, long nights, interesting people and a SHIT LOAD of pics to be posted along the way. After all, this is not only a trip to declare true independence, but it is a trip to grow and learn from unlike any other trip I've experienced and who knows, perhaps I'll end up never coming back and living in a Buddhist Monastery for the rest of my life...Just kidding! Love you Buddha but damn, I love burgers! And of course, my stilettos on occasion....

Here's the Itinerary (more of a list, have no idea when and where I'll actually end up)-

1. Depart for Beijing tomorrow at 5am. AHHHH

2. Kick it in Beijing for a couple days and feel the fantastic sensation of being taller then the average human for a couple of days.

3. Depart for a rendezvous with Tibet. Includes 48 hour train ride to Lhasa and 10 days overland that ends in Kathmandu, Nepal.

4. Cross the Nepalese boarder, hopefully with all of my belongings and chill in Kathmandu for a couple of days.

5. Hit the Annapurna Sanctuary trek (hell, i know it sounds ambitious but seriously, i've been training)

6. 10 days later and probably smelling really badly and in desperate need of doing laundry, stay a night in Kathmandu before departing for Singapore.

7. CRASH my cousin's sweet ass house in Singapore. Yup, Jay, you better be ready for this!!

8. Chillllllll and find the official full moon party in Thailand plus eat some AMAZING food (those 10lbs i lost hiking will probably jump right back on but it's really OK, seriously)

9. Make my way to Australia to see the Great Barrier Reef because i'm kind of obsessed with it.

10. Finish my 2 month journey by seeing some friendly faces down in sweet as New Zealand

Homeward bound after that, most likely in a ramshackle kind of condition but with some insane stories and good lessons learned. Probably will be speaking some broken english in addition to Aussie/Kiwi slang but hopefully keeping a blog will encourage my verbal communication skills to keep in check. ..

Anyway, happy reading! Friends and fam, you better read and I'll be sure to really, like for REAL keep everyone posted this time around!

Cheers and PEACE OUT!! XOXO