I'm new at this...

So here it is: the first posting! I decided to set up this blog instead of sending mass emails while I'm in Thailand, mostly because I feel so technologically savvy. I leave exactly two weeks from this Sunday, the 27th of May. I'm getting excited, but the realization that I have to leave is starting to sink in. I moved out of my apartment in Santa Barbara a few days ago and it was really hard to leave a place so familiar and safe. More to come later, as I continue to process.