The Count Down Begins!

Passport... check!
Eurail... check!
Backpack... check!
Plane ticket... check!

Every thing's finally coming together for my summer travels! It seems like years ago that I decided I would take this summer off and spend it roaming around Europe but the time for me to head-off is just around the corner... kind of scary! In years past, every trip I have taken has been planned, organized, and completed with reservations weeks or months in advance... this trip is a little different.

While most of you think I'm completely crazy heading off to Europe alone, a rookie at "backpacking," and fluent in just one language... English; I think this will probably be one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Thankfully I won't be all alone when I first start off, I'll have a good friend meeting me in Dublin and we'll be spending a couple weeks roaming around my "home" country. For anyone who doesn't know, my family is from Ireland and I have cousins in several different areas that I hope to be meeting up with.

After Ireland the rest of my time is unknown. I have a 2 month eurail pass, a backpack full of clothes, and the desire to see as many places as I can.

I hope to keep this blog as up-to-date as possible, I won't be taking a laptop with me so I'll be relying on internet cafes so you'll have to bear with me. But this way you'll know I'm still alive and kicking. I'll be leaving Austin in the early hours of Tuesday morning (June 3rd) and will finally reach Dublin around 2pm on June 4th, please pray for a safe flight and summer of travels as I get ready to start my summer in Europe.