“I start on July 30th,” I said to Lois. “Oh. I’ll be there the week before taking a class – can you get there a little earlier? We can have dinner at the Copper Door again,” she offered. Dinner at the Copper Door is not something one turns down. So though I’m not officially due…
Month: May 2011
Adelaide + Me = 90,000 miles
I pulled into the gas station and paused to make heads or tails of the place. There must have been twenty different pumps and cars going every which way. I drove slowly though the maze. A woman rolled down her window as our cars approached one another. “Oh dear,” I thought. “Am I going the…
Two down, Two to go
“A world without Rebecca is not a world worth living in,” she said. A little extreme perhaps, but I appreciated the sentiment. She was the dean of the natural sciences department. I was a well-liked adjunct instructor of anatomy and physiology. I had just told her I was leaving her institution to adjunct at another…
A Place to Stay
I explained that I wouldn’t have a home of my own to return to as I’m letting my apartment go on July 15. “So you won’t be back at all for a year?” she asked. “Oh, I’ll be back. For visits. For Christmas.” “And after the year is over?” “Well, then I might come back. …
To Rest, To Enjoy
“Hey – why not just enjoy your apartment for a while?” God said. Hmph. Imagine that, I thought. Over the last few months, I have taken time nearly every day to work on paring down my “stuff” in preparation for my year of travels. I’ve cleaned out files and closets and kitchen cabinets getting rid…
(A thought)
There comes a point where you’re tired of preparing and just want to start already. I’m there.
One down, Three to go
I do a few different things to support myself. Since September, 2010, I’ve had four income streams. I’m ready for a change – a big one. So I’m leaving all current income streams behind. Not burning bridges, mind you. Just having the “Today is my last day,” conversations. The response has been only positive, peppered…
On Leaving Jobs
“I hate my job,” she said. “So quit,” I said. “People would think it’s ridiculous to leave a job in this economy,” she said. “Um…you realize you’re talking to someone who does things other people think are ridiculous all the time, right?” “Yeah,” she laughed. “But if I quit, I’d lose my retirement benefits. Maybe…
Burgos
“And you’re doing all this alone?” he asked. “Yes,” I said. As of yet, I hadn’t met anyone else who wanted to spend six weeks walking across northern Spain. “That’s a little scary,” he said. “Not really,” I responded. But I was talking to a man who had a daughter in college. Most men with…
All levels welcome
The class is called “Building a Garden Shed.” I don’t have a garden. Nor any property on which to put a garden. In fact, I’ll be living “on the road” for the next year, so it’s inconceivable that I will need to know how to build a garden shed anytime in the near future. Despite…
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