The day is finally here – I have a one way ticket out of the country again.  I don’t expect to return for another 16 months.  One would think that I was used to this feeling…but do you ever get used to leaving your friends and family?  No matter how excited I am to start a new journey – the word “last” as in ‘last day’, or ‘last time I see you for 2 years’ is always a bit sad. 
 
For those of you who haven’t kept up to date on my whereabouts and plans – here’s the scoop:
I’m leaving to fly to Nepal tonight.  I will be doing volunteer work in Nepal for 2 1/2 weeks teaching kids in a remote village.  I will be living with a family in the village – I don’t really know any more than that.  Some people would be freaked out by that, I on the other hand am a bit excited about the unknown adventures in my future…good and bad.    I am volunteering through Hands for Help Nepal; a local Nepal organization.    After I am finished with my Nepalese village adventure, I will be moving on to Vietnam’ my new home for a year.  I have taken a job teaching English to adults at ILA Vietnam – an English Language School in Ho Chi Minh City (otherwise known as Saigon).  I will be living in HCMC for a year.  I’m not really sure what to expect, I don’t have a place to live yet, but I know that the school is big and I should meet plenty of other people like myself…even though they are all probably 10 yrs younger than me!
  
I will be doing a ton of writing and photography now since I’m back on the road – so please check out the site and sign up for email notifications!.  I bought a new camera this summer, and will be uploading some of the photos from my last days in NYC so check out the new photography!  I can’t tell you how much I appreciate hearing from people when I’m on the road.  It really does make my day and remind me that I’m not all alone out there halfway across the globe!