Finally there is only one week before my group departs to Europe. You would think that we have packed, or would have taken the week off to start mentally preparing for our first Eurotrip, but sadly all four of us were not afforded the luxury of pre-time-off before our time-off. Myself, I am still working two jobs, one at the University of Victoria and one at a local restaurant downtown. My last shift is Sunday - we leave from Vancouver on Tuesday. One of my other travel mates is working a co-op term in Vancouver until this Friday, while the other has exams until mid-week. Finally, my roomate, has to work until Sunday as well.
Have we booked our hostels, no. Do we know what cities we're travelling to, not really. All we know is that we're starting in Athens, ending in Paris and this trip is going to be the highlight of our young adult lives. This trip is going to be a riot - literally and figuratively (weren't there just huge riots in Athens last week!?). We plan to eat the local foods, lie on white sandy beaches, and enjoy the local sights (be that of the alcoholic, educational, or male/female assortment, is up to you to guess). Most importantly, we want to have the MOST FUN possible.
John Steinbeck once stated that "a journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it." So we've decided to be laid back about planning the trip and hope that whatever we do and wherever we go, it will result in an amazing experience.
Using Steinbecks simile, I think that currently we're in the "dating" stage of our relationship. All of us are working or living in other cities, seeing each other once in awhile and planning our trip. We'll transition into the "marriage" once we arrive at the airport on Tuesday with our passports and tickets in hand, filled with all types of emotion and extremely excited for the adventure awaits us. This leads us into the "honeymoon" phase, in which we hang out on the plane and arrive at 3 a.m. in Athens. We'll all be excited, perhaps have a celebratory drink or ten and then call it a morning.
I am really hoping that our journey is like a marriage in that we all are amiable towards one another and our friendships remain longlasting. However, it is puerile to think that there will not be arguments or even separations. While time will tell whether or not our "marriage" will work out, I do know for certain that our marriage will not be built on traditional foundations such as monogamy. While my bucket list is of things "to do" on the trip, my travel mates have more of a bucket list of people "to do" on the trip. List(s) to come soon - we'll see who will be able to "hit" more things on their list.
Have we booked our hostels, no. Do we know what cities we're travelling to, not really. All we know is that we're starting in Athens, ending in Paris and this trip is going to be the highlight of our young adult lives. This trip is going to be a riot - literally and figuratively (weren't there just huge riots in Athens last week!?). We plan to eat the local foods, lie on white sandy beaches, and enjoy the local sights (be that of the alcoholic, educational, or male/female assortment, is up to you to guess). Most importantly, we want to have the MOST FUN possible.
John Steinbeck once stated that "a journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it." So we've decided to be laid back about planning the trip and hope that whatever we do and wherever we go, it will result in an amazing experience.
Using Steinbecks simile, I think that currently we're in the "dating" stage of our relationship. All of us are working or living in other cities, seeing each other once in awhile and planning our trip. We'll transition into the "marriage" once we arrive at the airport on Tuesday with our passports and tickets in hand, filled with all types of emotion and extremely excited for the adventure awaits us. This leads us into the "honeymoon" phase, in which we hang out on the plane and arrive at 3 a.m. in Athens. We'll all be excited, perhaps have a celebratory drink or ten and then call it a morning.
I am really hoping that our journey is like a marriage in that we all are amiable towards one another and our friendships remain longlasting. However, it is puerile to think that there will not be arguments or even separations. While time will tell whether or not our "marriage" will work out, I do know for certain that our marriage will not be built on traditional foundations such as monogamy. While my bucket list is of things "to do" on the trip, my travel mates have more of a bucket list of people "to do" on the trip. List(s) to come soon - we'll see who will be able to "hit" more things on their list.
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