Confessions of a Wannabe Vagabond

Here comes another confessional blog post.

I talk about adventure and travel all the time,

but really I can be quite the chicken.

I desire to be that woman who 

knows 7 languages

has traveled the globe

and

always has a story to tell.

I want to be 

"Marie" off of the movie "Dan in Real Life",

or

"Belle" from "Beauty and the Beast",

or

Elizabeth Gilbert author of "Eat, Pray, Love".

I want to "want adventure in the great wide somewhere"

I want to "want it more than I can tell".

But the truth is,

I am not a risk-taker.

I like to play things safe.

Roller Coasters terrify me.

I will be boarding my first solo flight in 4 days,

and I am freaking out a little bit.

I will be living in another country for 4 weeks this summer,

and I am freaking out a little bit.

Don't get me wrong,

I am SO excited about these trips,

but I am an unexperienced traveler

about to embark on some adventures that put me out of my comfort zone.

But then again it wouldn't be an adventure 

if I wasn't out of my comfort zone.

So this wannabe vagabond is about to 

jump in head first into the great wide somewhere.

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Eat. Pray. Love.

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This past weekend, I watched the movie Eat. Pray. Love. with Travis and his momma. I love the essence of this movie--a woman's journey to find herself amongst people who are very different than her. I admit though that I dislike her motives to take the journey. I could not get over that she left her husband just because she didn't want to be married anymore--it was a tad selfish. It worked out for her in the end, though.

Watching the movie fed my adventure bug in a crazy way all over again. I love how she experienced Italy, India, and Bali with local people--seeing the realness of that country.

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It got me thinking if I could pick my Eat. Pray. Love. countries, what would they be?

After a lot of pondering, I made my list and I wanted to share it with you:

• First, I would go to Morocco. I LOVE Moroccan culture. It is such a hub of so many other cultures such as Spain, France, Arab, and Africa.
• Second, I would go to India (like the movie, I know), but it is such a colorful place. There is really no other culture like it. Ever since 3rd grade, my friend Brit and I decided we wanted to go to India because it sounded cool in history class. That thought has never let only deepened by things like Slumdog Millionaire (I heart that movie!).
• Last, I would go to Australia. I have no particular reason for the last one other than I enjoy learning about the struggle with the lost generation of aboriginals. I would love to learn more about that first hand, and the wildlife is amazing.

So those are my Eat. Pray. Love countries, 

What are YOURS? :)

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