Blogs :: road construction ahead
Being on the road is quite simply, amazing. It provokes a different way of thinking for a new kind of life. Good and bad, not all is always well, but life is always swell. At 6 months into this journey, I have experienced so much in so little time. From people, new friends and old friends. To places, rich in heart and poor in pocket. To cultures, changing sides and staying past.
There really is no where to start or way how to write an epic summary trip launch-to-date blog, but I figured I owed to it readers out there to give an update, a look into the future. (For the past, see the archives.) In short, I'm taking a sabbatical from my sabbatical and will get back "on the road" in a few short months, continuing this journey down roads unknown, but until then I will be living the life of carioca in Rio de Janeiro. Since I've already summarized what I want to say next, here are excerpts reprinted from my personal blog:
"I've been on the road for exactly 6 months now. October 1 until April 1st. Crazy. What to think about that? Europeans I've met along the road travel upwards of 12 months before returning, but as far as Americans, it's rare. Since our culture likes to set anniversaries for things, I figured something would happen at this point in time. I assumed it might be some sort of realization, maybe a random change in itinerary, perhaps a friend joining, or an epiphany of small magnitude. I did not however imagine being solo. Ironic it is our trip, this road we were on, has taken a twist of unknown proportions today."
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So what's next, then? I'm placing the backpack back in the closet and temporarily settling in to a new, short life here in Rio de Janeiro while I [work] to continue onward. During my anti-sabbatical, I will be hoping to further document life here in "The Marvelous City".
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At large [the itinerary] has not changed. [I will return] to Colombia, perhaps via Venezuela and follow up with Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Bolivia [before] eventually landing in Argentina. I'll search for that boat to cross the Atlantic to South America in time for the World Cup 2010 [then] crossing African and cutting into Asia. [This] goal to see the world I am sincerely committed to and hope to finish successfully with the continued support of friends and family."
--excerpts from blog titled "Transitions and Ambitions", April 1, 2009
Perhaps that does not answer so many questions still lingering out there, so feel free to ask. Again, thank you to all who have and will continue to support this adventure and remember, the offer is still out for anyone to join, for any period of time, anywhere in the world! Wish luck, say prayers, or give karma. Obrigado...
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Brendon
4/14/2009