Ever want to take off?

[JuJu]

I mean: pack a suitcase of necessities and special things, tie up some loose ends, and just leave it all behind for a while to see/experience the world?

When I finally finish school, I am leaving the US to live/work/LIVE in a totally new country/culture. Any other deltas dream of something like this? Maybe more importantly, did you go for it?

Whoa, yeah.

As soon as I became old enough, (18,) I moved to England... When I was 19, I moved to Germany w/o knowing the language... During that year, I traveled across Europe (all directions.) After that, while getting my bachelor's, I moved across country (U.S.) several times, e.g. Bos-San Fran-Bos-San Fran (again)-Chi-CT, etc... I've taken bus trips to see the U.S. To see it differently, I've gone by train... Would like to do it by car.

This is just how I am, I believe--I really enjoy it... Right now i'm getting my master's--thus i feel temporarily tied down to this place, (New Haven, CT)--so I'm figuring out different ways to 'leave it all behind' and check out new things.

[Creepy-]

Whoa, yeah.

As soon as I became old enough, (18,) I moved to England... When I was 19, I moved to Germany w/o knowing the language... During that year, I traveled across Europe (all directions.) After that, while getting my bachelor's, I moved across country (U.S.) several times, e.g. Bos-San Fran-Bos-San Fran (again)-Chi-CT, etc... I've taken bus trips to see the U.S. To see it differently, I've gone by train... Would like to do it by car.

This is just how I am, I believe--I really enjoy it... Right now i'm getting my master's--thus i feel temporarily tied down to this place, (New Haven, CT)--so I'm figuring out different ways to 'leave it all behind' and check out new things.

Ah! That must have been amazing, going to a country where you didn't even speak the language. And so young! Like I said, I'm waiting anxiously to finish this round of school, and then I'm outta here. The funny thing about that is, I really have a fantastic life here, but I know that if I don't go now while I'm young and relatively free, I'll regret it for the rest of my life. From your post, JuJu, it looks like this may be a lifelong thing, though... all the better, I say!