The journal entries still need editing so you'll probably find a lot of grammatical errors. For example, I'll go from past tense to present tense. In fact, the grammar is horrendous. I'll fix it up when I get a chance to sit down and evaluate everything. Most of the things I write about are mundane and probably not too exciting.

What motivates me to do something like this? I've always felt I was a sort of drifter- never wanting to be in the same place for long, and long to see and experience new things. Not sure how people can spend their lives working 9 to 5 every weekday, and then spend a couple of weekend days experiencing life, and then dreading to go back to work on Monday. So, at this age, I said to heck with it all, I'm gone, and I don't know how long!

And on this roadtrip, I told myself I was going to do things the rugged way. I didn't really have a lot of money to spend, and if I spent each night in a motel, then my trip would be abruptedly short. It's not too difficult surviving...it's human instinct to attempt to survive against odds. Sure it gets scary and lonely, but fear is only in the mind: It's generally the anticipation of something bad happening which scares us.

Also, if you live in the United States and would like a postcard from a random part of North America, please let me know by e-mailing me. I can only check my e-mail about once a week. I'll try to accomodate your request. You may want to be careful about giving away your home address; if you trust me I'll send a card to your home address; otherwise, I'd prefer a PO Box address.