So much to do... so little time!

"It's the final countdown... dodo do do... dodo do do do..." That song has been in my head all day. I have 10 days before I leave! Ahhhhh! I am feeling exactly how I did before I left in February: anticipation, nervousness, stressed, unprepared, a little scared, excited, thinking I am crazy for doing this alone! I feel like I lost whatever mojo I had going a few months ago. Back then, it felt so natural to be travelling alone in foreign countries with just a backpack. (Okay, so maybe it was more like a backpack and a dayback and a purse and a side bag, but it wasn't much!) I felt so comfortable and confident in myself. And now that I have been home for a few months, I feel like I lost it. Hopefully, once I land on foreign soil (first up, the United States) I will hit my stride and feel like I did in June. That was such an amazing feeling!

It's been a little stressful (okay, a lot stressful!) the past few days. For some reason, Australia seems so daunting to me: it is so big, there are so many places to see, and so many amazing things to do. And because I have wanted to go to Australia since I was a little girl, I am putting so much pressure on myself to have the best trip possible with no stress and no glitches. But I guess I can't plan too much - I did that for Europe and abandoned all the plans within the first week in Greece.

One of the things I have been contemplating was a trip up to Southeast Asia. I thought it would be cool (Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam... come on, that would be awesome!) and even found a tour that would be reasonable. But the flights... they are ridiculous! I would be flying for at least 20 hours each way and they were pretty expensive. So I guess that trip will have to wait for another time. But now that I have nixed those plans, I can focus on Australia and New Zealand.

My plans for Northeast United States are falling in to place. That will be such a cool trip. Washington, DC: packed full of unique and amazing sights. Baltimore: beautiful and rough city. Philadelphia: cheese steaks, say no more. New York: a one-of-a-kind city. Boston: maybe I'll blend in with my "Bostonian" accent. Yes, I was told I sound like a Bostonian (crazy!). I might even see an NFL game live in New York (sadly, it will probably be the only game I will see the whole regular season). It will be a packed and overwhelming experience for sure. And that suits me just fine.

Oh, just an update on my health. As I mentioned earlier, I thought I had anemia again and was waiting on blood results. Well, they came back fine. So who knows what caused me to feel so bad a few weeks back. I do feel better but now I have done something to my back. I had physio today and my Sacro Ilial joint is messed up... yeah (sarcasm). Hopefully 10 days is enough to heal that. I do have to carry a backpack! But nothing is going to stop me from travelling: I was born to do this!