We left San Diego Monday, March 15th and drove 17 hours through Arizona and New Mexico to spend the night at a rest area in Western Texas. It was a nice, but long drive. I've never been to the Southwest, so the landscape was new and exciting to me. It's too bad we didn't have more time to stop and explore :(
We arrived in Austin Texas the following day after another 3 or 4 hours of driving to visit with a friend of mine from high school. It was a lot of fun. We wanted to make it by Tuesday evening so that I could see my favorite band play at South by Southwest (SXSW). We did indeed make it and had a blast! (For those who don't know, SXSW is a huge music/film/art festival hosted by Austin every year. It brings hundreds of bands to the area). The following few days we saw a couple more bands and explored the city a bit with my friend as our guide.
We left Austin Saturday, March 20th in order to arrive in Indiana Sunday night. We drove 15 or so hours Saturday in hopes of hitting a rest-stop for sleep. The rest-stop was closed, so we ended up driving a few more miles and stayed in a little motel parking lot in the middle of Missouri. It's a good thing we had what little awareness left as we did because we almost parked on a semi weight scale for the night. EEK!
The following morning we drove 6 more hours and arrived in Bloomington Indiana to visit with a friend from college. We stayed their the night and headed to Terre Haute the following day to say hello to some friends and professors. That same day we drove up to Chicago and have been here ever since. We haven't been doing too much. Mainly getting some exercise after sitting in the car for so long and I have once again taken to playing piano considering I've been without a musical outlet for months!!!
We are on our way to central N.Y. Saturday (another 12 hour drive, blaaa) and finally to Vermont! Sadly our trip is winding down :(
In the next edition: (to replace my idea of a top 10 list)
"Living in a mini-van: The Psyche and the Pyscho."
Abstract:
This qualitative analysis will demonstrate the peculiarities of the mini-van environment. Simon and Amber will discuss their 3 month journey traveling the United States of America whilst living in a mini-van, and the insight they gained.
Materials: 1 Simon, 1 Amber, 1 mini-van
(Our van found its soulmate. If you look closely the other van has a "I Love Vermont" sticker... hehe!)
