I feel so much pressure for this inagural post. Should I begin with a humorous commentary, an insightful discussion, or pretentious quote reminiscent of college entrance essays?
Well, this blog is going to be DeAnn style - full of randomness, tangential flows of thoughts (where you might not always be able to follow my mental map of relationships), and rambling. So grab some coffee and enjoy. That's what I do in life. Oh, how I miss Grand Central Bakery in Seattle - if you reside there, please go and have some coffee there - tell them "Laptop Girl" says hello. Or, rather, "Hola!"
So indeed, I shall be immersed en espagnol in a few hours .... I leave at 1 AM on Thursday for my adventures. For now, the rough game plan is: Ecuador for a month, then Argentina, and in Peru by Christmas for a good amount of time before back to Ecuador. And whatever else comes in between! I'll be taking Spanish classes at a Language school in Ecuador, where I am very happy to be staying with the family of a dear friend (where's Beth?!) in a town called Cuenca. I hear Cuenca is beautiful so I can't wait to explore my first new home. And reconnect with the lovely Ms. Ann Ku, U-Dub MPHer and Peace Corps Volunteer extraordinaire. Us public health-ers are going to take over Ecuador!> In a cultural competent and non-hegemonic way, utilizing community-based collaborations of course.
Thanks to everyone who has wished me well. I promise to TRY not to
a) get kidnapped
b) die of food poisoning
c) die of crazy bus ride in the Andes
d) get rabies and then die
e) wander the streets alone at night by myself
f) any combo above
Well, this blog is going to be DeAnn style - full of randomness, tangential flows of thoughts (where you might not always be able to follow my mental map of relationships), and rambling. So grab some coffee and enjoy. That's what I do in life. Oh, how I miss Grand Central Bakery in Seattle - if you reside there, please go and have some coffee there - tell them "Laptop Girl" says hello. Or, rather, "Hola!"
So indeed, I shall be immersed en espagnol in a few hours .... I leave at 1 AM on Thursday for my adventures. For now, the rough game plan is: Ecuador for a month, then Argentina, and in Peru by Christmas for a good amount of time before back to Ecuador. And whatever else comes in between! I'll be taking Spanish classes at a Language school in Ecuador, where I am very happy to be staying with the family of a dear friend (where's Beth?!) in a town called Cuenca. I hear Cuenca is beautiful so I can't wait to explore my first new home. And reconnect with the lovely Ms. Ann Ku, U-Dub MPHer and Peace Corps Volunteer extraordinaire. Us public health-ers are going to take over Ecuador!
Thanks to everyone who has wished me well. I promise to TRY not to
a) get kidnapped
b) die of food poisoning
c) die of crazy bus ride in the Andes
d) get rabies and then die
e) wander the streets alone at night by myself
f) any combo above
I'm currently at the Magic (Tragic?) Kingdom: Disneyland! Good ole Orange County, CA. I love D-land, though the reason is quite enigmatic given my disdain for children and large corporate entities. Somehow the merge of these two things always provides me with endless entertainment. I get a few hours of fun there with my mom and aunt before departing from LAX to Ecuador. Weeeee!
Until then, Hasta la Vista and stay tuned. You can always figure out what I'm up to by checking out my Picasa page, http://picasaweb.google.com/dcromp for pictures. It will be interesting to see how this Japanese-tourist-in-a-past-life-prolific-photo taker does uploading pictures from South America.
Muchos gracias!
Muchos gracias!
8 comments:
Yay! Welcome to the blogosphere. As a SoCal girl, I *love* Disneyland. :) Hope you're enjoying it!
Bye Hommes, I'll miss ya! I hope you find the meaning of life and delicious baked goods. I'm leaving on my own adventure in January so I'll see ya in 3 years :P I promise to check out your blog daily and leave inappropriate comments.
Aww, Seattle's gonna miss you D! I promise to take up the picture taking duties that you are leaving behind and go non-stop for the next few months.
sounds like you're all set to go: spanish phrase book, required vaccinations, and plenty of safe-r sex toys....i think catching some sort of south american STI is a little more scary than theft on a bus.
much love and only safe wishes to you my dear. the next 3 months will leave a deep impression on how you will see the world when you return to Bubble America. semi-wise words from a fellow traveler, just don't have any expectations. and no sex on busses. (to Mr. and Mrs. Cromp, i'm really just kidding!) love ya. be safe.
Espero que todo este bien contigo! Just remember your Spanish songs and you will do great. "Que tiempo es? What time is it?". I can't wait to read about the adventures and misadventures of Miss DeAnn. I miss you!
Gosh. I even read most of the posting (actually, I just skimmed for a shout-out) and was very disappointed. It was tough getting her to the Bay Area from Seattle. 14 hours in a car with DeAnn - brutal!
Vinay Goel,love of my life, person without whom I am essentialy useless, I do apologize for not mentioning you of most important people in my initial blog post. I won´t insult you by going back to edit the original post, but here´s this little piece of documentation that you really did have a large role in my journey southward. Had you not delivered me & the Hyundai of Steel safely to CA, this Human Bean would have never made it any farther... the children of Ecuador who run away from me each day curse you.
BTW, am I allowed to comment on my own blog? I don´t know the rules. And please excuse my uncharacteristic use of the term BTW, here and in the future, on account of limited time in front of my dear internet. Not for lack of places here in Ecuador, but for my own limitations on overcoming my addiction to the computer screen. Although I spent more time explaining that then ever would use writing out ¨by the way¨...
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