Exposition

My journey has begun. Leaving Lexington last night was much more difficult than I had planned. I expected to walk away from my life here without a second thought, since I will be returning in less than three months, however after saying goodbye to several friends and driving home, I realized that never before had I been away from my hometown for such a long time, and I felt unsettled. Regardless, I packed up the last of my belongings, had individual goodbye time with each of my roommates' dogs, and set off for my sister's house.

An evening with Owen and three hours of sleep later, I drove with my grandmother the home of my mother in Cordele, GA. Luckily, I had six CDs of dramatic sopranos to keep me conscious enough to manage driving. I have entertained myself the past several hours with my new digital camera (pictures to follow soon, I promise), railpass information, and my Spanish cell phone, but now the time for sleep has definitely come. ¡Buenas noches!

My grandmother, me, my mom, and my step-dad. Please note that members of my family do not age normally; my grandmother turned 70 last week and my mom is almost 49.