New Year, New Beginnings

Here begins a journey.  A self-indulgent journey, some might say, but one I'd like to call enlightening.  I've spent the majority of my life doing what is 'expected of me' and doing 'the right thing'... not that there's anything wrong with that... but I have six months and I plan on using that time for myself.  For once, I don't have to answer to anyone, I don't have to be anywhere at a certain time... no classes, no bosses, no work, no deadlines, no rules... just me, my backpack, and my life savings :)  The goal is to see as much as I can, spending as little as I can, and making my money stretch as long as possible.  And, of course, to have fun!!

I've been in Spain now for about two weeks, where I got to celebrate my first Día de Reyes and got treated to Blancanieves Boulevard the Musical by Alex! I never thought I would reach a day when I could actually understand most of a musical in another language... Now it's off to Rome on Wednesday where I will have my first Couchsurfing experience! Although I'm a little apprehensive about traveling on my own, staying with strange people, etc., I am started to get really excited about the prospective of meeting so many different people and getting a close-up look at the life in other cultures, rather than one blurred by the lens of fancy hotels and tour buses.  So off I go....little Sarah is on an adventure!!