And the countdown expires...

Well, this is it.  Today I leave to meet up with SF in DC and tomorrow morning, we head off to the airport for our trip around the world.  Everyone has been asking me if I'm excited or nervous.  The truth is, I'm not exactly sure. I'm mostly interested in what's going to happen.  I can't even begin to contemplate what kind of experiences I will have over the next month, although I am pretty sure that most of them will be positive.  I suppose there are some things I'm nervous about, like finding things to do to amuse myself for 19 hours on a plane (not counting the 4 hour layover in South Korea).  Or whether I'll like the food - eyeballs are not top on my list of things to sample.  But overall, I'm pretty sure that my interactions with the people of Vietnam and Cambodia will be good, as I've never heard anyone who has vacationed in this part of the world say anything negative about them.  I'm also pretty sure that I won't get left anywhere inadvertently, I won't get arrested, and no one is going to want to kidnap me (it's my mother's greatest fear, but I really don't believe anyone wants a mouthy American to deal with).  So what's left to worry about?  After all, I've had all my shots!  So I guess I'd put myself more in the excited category.  I'm just not sure exactly what it is that I'm excited about - the adventure itself is enough right now.

So wish me luck!  I'll update this blog as often as possible - and hopefully with good stories and amusing antedotes, so you can feel like you're there (or be grateful that you're not, all things considered)!