4 countries in 10 days and I'm just getting started!

In five days I will be on a plane heading to Geneva, Switzerland!  My best friend has been assigned there for work for 3 months and I will be visiting her and seeing all Europe has to offer!  Last year, around this time, I started thinking about my life as a pivotal point was approaching – my 30th birthday.  I thought about everything I had accomplished up until that point and I was very satisfied with all I had done except on thing – I had not seen enough of the world.

My senior year in high school I was fortunate that my parents allowed me to go on a senior trip to Italy and for one week we visited Rome, Florence, Assisi and Venice. (picture on left: me with high school friends on a gondola ride in Venice, Italy)  It was so much fun and exciting to see in person the landmarks that I had only experience in the textbooks up until that point.  Other than that, the only two places “overseas” I have visited are Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

So I became determined to see the world and as soon as I declared it, the universe agreed. Last May, another close friend was traveling to Germany for work and casually stated “You should come with me.” To which I quickly replied, “Yes!”.  It was the most spontaneous big trip I had ever taken and one that I will never regret. We stayed in Frankfurt, traveled to Munich and the days she worked I explored the city alone and even taking a 2 hour train ride to visit Kassel and its national park with castles and waterfalls. (picture on right: solo trip to Kassel, Germany)  I had conquered Germany and couldn’t wait to see more of the world!

Now in less than one week, I will be exploring Europe and can not be more excited!  I will be walking the streets of four great cities - Geneva, London, Paris and Amsterdam. My bags are almost packed and heart filled with content.