Beginings

Waiting for Departure

by Sam on August 18, 2010

I’m currently at the Philadelphia Int’l airport waiting to board my plane.  Since I have internet access I thought I would upload some pictures taken over the past week.

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Last Days in the U.S.

by Sam on July 26, 2010

My last day of work  was on Friday and I have packed up my car ready to drive back to eastern Pennsylvania.  For the foreseeable future my time is my own and I can do with it what I want.  I have no monthly bills, no debt and my daily obligations mostly consist of figuring [...]

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Things I’ll Miss in Cleveland

by Sam on July 25, 2010

After living in Cleveland for four years there are plenty of things I’ve liked and disliked about living here. Cleveland Winters being number 1 on the ‘Dislike List’. At this time I don’t plan on moving back to Cleveland when I get back from traveling so here is a short list of things that I [...]

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The Gear I’ll Be Hauling

by Sam on June 24, 2010

I’ve spent countless numbers of hours thinking about which items I should take with me.  I’ll admit that I probably spent too many hours thinking about this as I’ll probably get rid of or change the items in my pack within the first month of using them. Some I’ll find useless. Others inadequate. With a [...]

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Invincible!

by Sam on June 15, 2010

Well, I’m not really invincible, although, I should be with the number of needles stuck into me and pills I’ve taken in the past six months. Before I leave in August I thought I should have a pre-departure doctor’s visit. Everything checks out and I’m good to. I figured it would be but I might [...]

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One Way Ticket Outta Here

by Sam on May 31, 2010

Reality sets in. I’m actually going to do this. I will be leaving on this trip. I purchased a one-way ticket to Mexico city. Return date: Not a clue. While I’ve been preparing for this trip for many months now the reality of it is now just beginning to hit me. In the past this [...]

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Bureaucratic Red Tape & My Car

by Sam on May 27, 2010

One thing I’m not getting rid of before I leave is my car. My dad convinced me otherwise and I think it’s the right decision. He agreed to take care of my car when I’m gone so it makes it a no-brainer to keep it. This seemed fine but I have run into a few [...]

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Purging

by Sam on April 30, 2010

It’s time. Time to start getting rid of ‘my stuff’ in earnest. If I’m going to be on the road for an extended period of time I don’t want to have to pay to store everything that currently furnishes my apartment. I also find that to be ridiculous since this stuff has no real significant [...]

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Waiting…

by Sam on January 9, 2010

It’s only January! With each passing day, week, and month my desire to leave Cleveland and start traveling grows stronger. I need to wait until July to have my desired travel funds and to also give myself time to prepare but I want to go now. It doesn’t help that its 15 degrees outside and [...]

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Let’s Get Going!

by Sam on September 15, 2009

I opened this account probably about a month ago and haven’t really done a damn thing with it yet. The point of this blog is for me to track my progress on my eventual departure from the U.S.. This blog is an exercise in trying to remain in contact with as many people as possible. [...]

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