wanderlust

months of working 2 jobs, saving every penny, selling my car, and giving away most of my clothes/shoes, i am finally here! i have been counting down for months, searching hostels, researching visa requirements, and getting prepared for an adventure of a life time.

6 months ago if you would have asked me where i would be i would have most likely shrugged my shoulders and have no idea what so ever. but now i am sitting in the chicago ohare airport counting down just hours till my flight to copenhagen, then to madrid.

my trip is beginning in madrid,

and the itinerary as of right now is:

spain--morocco--italy--england--ireland--france--austria--czech--germany--netherlands--turkey--india--thailand--indonesia--and my final destination being australia!

i will be in europe till the first week of january, then asia till mid february.

the only items i am traveling with are my laptop, canon camera, and a few clothing items.

i will be living out of my backpack for the next 15 months.

it seems pretty wild, but also very very exciting!

this past weekend, i spent my final days in chicago, which has always been one of my favorite cities in the united states. the reasons go on and on--chicago has one of the most beautiful skylines, so much beautiful architecture, yet a very very GREEN, clean city. chicago has so many different neighborhoods from chinatown, to greektown, to wickerpark, to goldcoast, just to name a few. chicago has an energy like no other city i have ever been in, and people are very generous, and kind hearted. the city is very animal (dog) friendly. and there is something for everyone in chicago. the lake is near by, and the summers are phenomenal. basically, after this weekend, i was reassured that chicago is the city for me, its where i belong once i am ready to move back to the states. it will be my home one day. that is, unless i get an awesome job in australia or meet a super sweet australian boy. =)

of course, i am not sure what the future has in store for me,

but i am sure it will be lovely.

life has yet to disappoint me.