Rizz goes round the world

A minor restructuring...

Hello all. Just to keep you updated on what's going on in my world, as some of you already know, I've decided to restructure my trip a bit by stopping home briefly in March/ April. I'll actually be moving my trip to India to next fall/winter (depending on the weather there) so I have enough time to do everything I truly want to do in that area; namely, apart from travelling throughout all of India and spending some time in a couple of ashrams (something that warrants at least 2 months, if not 3), I'd also like to have time to head north to Nepal and perhaps even Tibet, south to Sri Lanka, and east to Myanmar (Burma). Also, quite honestly, I'm a bit burnt out (Dara, I don't know how you did it!!) and have reached the saturation point, the point where I think, "Oh, yay, yet another pagoda. Hurrah." I definitely don't want to head into India with that attitude, nor do I want to spend more of my very-hard-earned accident money on apathetic travel, so I think it's time to rest my bones, organize my thoughts, start writing (which I've found difficult so far when I'm moving so much and my mind is constantly on the next step), perhaps get something published, organize my photos and become a better photographer before I head off again, this time better-prepared. In the 2 months that I'll be home, I'll also be moving to Indianapolis.

I'll set off back on the road in early to mid-May, to South Africa, before I meet up with my former colleagues and students in Paris to chaperone a school trip through to Madrid. I'll be stopping in Italy (and, maybe, depending on funds, England and Iceland) before heading home (Indianapolis this time) again to make some money to fund India.

I've learned a lot of lessons on the road, and one of the major things is that this trip has led to me to confirm what I had considered in the first place: leaving the States in September was not just the beginning of a finite year-long trip, but the beginning of a lifetime and lifestyle of travel.
So, for my loved ones at home, I'll see you soon. And for the rest of you, I'll see you out there in the world!

posted by La Rizz @ 12:32 AM