Ocean-Hopping: Summer Travel Plans

I've been spending a lot of my energy looking into the future, both short-term (graduation, summer plans) and "long"-term (moving to Virginia, starting a job, travelling to Ghana).


This is great, because I love knowing what I'm planning and being able to look forward to it.


However, this also means that I'm feeling torn between the present and the future. It is not quite a roller-coaster of emotions, but more a simultaneity. I'm both excited to be leaving soon and start this next crazy chapter, but also bitter sweet about my final weeks left.


This weekend is Carnival, the spring Homecoming of CMU, and a few of my alum friends are headed back. In that way, it is comforting that I won't completely disengage once I leave campus... CMU will always be my alma mater.

The boat we'll be staying on in Stockholm!

This post was originally going to be about my summer plans, but it turned into an introspection. I guess might as well throw the plans in now too:


May 20th to June 5th: Denmark, Sweden, and Norway with Alisa


June 5th to June 19th: Scotland and London with Alex


June 19th to July 18th: Seattle with the family (though I might drive down to Portland)


July 18th to August 4th-ish: Italy and other western Europe with Mom and Valerie


August 4th-ish to August 7th-ish: North Carolina for a wedding


August 7th-ish to August 19th-ish: Family vacation around the South-east U.S.


August 22nd: First day of work at APT in Arlington, VA!


(and for good measure)
January 4th-ish to January 11th-ish: Volunteering in Ghana (delayed from Spring Break)