Awaiting Take-Off

SUCCESS!!! I have officially booked a ticket and am headed to the land down under in approximately 1 month and 21 days. ok, so there's no approximate about it. I have it counted down even though I know I won't begin to pack a suitcase until the day before I'm supposed to be in Chicago for take-off.

Now, I've just got to come up with a plan of action so when I tell people I'm going to Australia and they ask, "What are you going to do there?" I'll have more to tell them than a vague, "oh, traveling and working." This response only confuses them more and I'm pretty sure shortly thereafter they begin to wonder about my sanity and why I think it's a great idea to travel halfway around the world with absolutely no plan other than to see a kangaroo, the Great Barrier Reef, and possibly drive on the opposite side of the road without killing anyone, myself included.

Lots to do in the next month or so. Wish me luck!