a few things about life.

Days on the Road: 280+

Days left on the Road: 60+

Months Abroad: 8

Months on the Road: 9

Countries visited: 3

Countries left to Visit: 2

Number of Books Read: Too many to count

Number of Photos taken: Thousands...

Number of Miles Walked: a lot

Number of days living out of bags: hundreds

Number of dollars spent on calling other countries: too many

Number of dollars spent on eating curry and rice: most of my budget

I am having one of those days. One of those days, where I literally cannot sit still because I am so excited. Partially because I usually drink a big jug of coffee in the morning, and I get all jittery, but also because I am excited about the day I am having today. Rock climbing in Nepal-pretty awesome- and I am excited for all the crazy plans I have been scheming up over the last few months. I am afraid I have gotten so used to plotting ways to do big adventures, I will never be able to settle down in one place for long, but that is the risk I am willing to take at this point.

I have about two months left on this epic journey of mine, and in comparison to the last nine months, well that is basically nothing. BUT, if you think about the months people spend planning just for a month long journey, then the next two months could equate a lifetime. There are still an abundance of adventures, experiences, new people, and places to encounter in this vast continent and I feel ready to soak it all in before I land back on my on turf.

I also want to say thank you to those of you who have actually been following this blog, and those of you who are interested in hearing my stories. I have found more and more, the words from friends in far away places, and in cities at home; have been my inspiration and motivation to keep going and traveling. Basically it just comes down to this, I think I am pretty obsessed with all my old friends at home, you all are amazing.

So with that being said, I am in preparation of leaving Nepal in, gasp, a little over a week! to embark on the next phase of this trip. I am slowly but surly inching my way closer to North America, one step at a time for me. I know I am in for some pretty intense culture shock. Just the thought of having hot running water and power 24 hours a day, well that's enough to make me jump up and down. The things you get used to when you live on the road, indescribable.

I'll work on posting some new photos soon, trust me there are thousands, so when I see you back at home it might take days to actually get through them all. Get the BBQ's fired up and coolers filled with ice, we'll need some fresh cold beer and some rockin tunes to make it happen.

Over and Out for today. more to come soon!