"I'm not scared, I'm out of here"

I need a vacation. Not this summertime-in-atlanta-away-from-athens crap, but a real trip to a place that I don't live. I need to go to Europe. Megan got back from Europe today. Some people have all the luck, I tell you what. Any volenteers for next summer... anyone. I think that, if I could get the money for it, I would love to spend two weeks in Europe next summer. Take one or two people with me, stay in Youth Hostals and with friends of friends. Get a Euro-Rail Pass, if there is any such thing, and just go. Spend a couple of days on the North Sea, or in Hamburg, and then steadily work down through Munich, Vienna, Prauge, and end up in Rome or Athens for a ride home on Value-Jet.

The last time I went I didn't do things right. I went alone, lived with BerTiny, but hung our alone. I was too young to enjoy going out late, just barely old enough to have and appreiciate my freedom at all. It was fun to explore Vienna, see the museums, the palaces and the gardens, and to climb Schneeberg. Next time, though, I want to get a small group and really plan out what we're going to do. I don't mean every minute of every day, but certainly not just "Oh Yeah, let's, ummmmm, I don't care..."

Some of the art has to be in picking the group. You need people who'll get along and have somewhat common interests and tolerances. It would be ackward to go with someone who wants to sit down all day and someone who wants to hike up the Alps together. Say.... Ryan, Judith, and Caroline. Maybe Sean, Ashling, and Bria. Matt, Lauren and Avery. Ahhh..... Endless Possibilities... Now to find the money....