Here it is, the entry page of my travel blog, while I am not traveling yet, I am in it and I am committed! There're twenty days to go until I leave Portland for a nice long trip out of my comfort zone. I have been working, and working, and working to save money up, but the savings is not what I was predicting, because well, it takes 7 hours to make $50. But hey, I am not complaining, it's just true. And, when I am not working I am planning. From purchasing travel insurance, to purchasing plane tickets, to arranging places to stay, to documenting all of the above, to banking, to planning the fundraiser I am having with my friend- yeah there is a lot to prepare.