Tonight begins another adventure: I'm off to Indonesia to visit my father. Originally I was supposed to meet a VIP (seriously though, very important person) there but due unforeseen challenges (it's just the biggest environmental disaster in history) this encounter will have to be postponed. Nonetheless, I leave for Indonesia tonight and I couldn't be more excited.
The itinerary is jam-packed: arrival Thursday night, Saturday and Sunday scuba diving in Bali, Monday through Wednesday in the rainforests of Kalimantan exploring the stomping grounds of wild orangutans and pythons, Thursday/Friday in Surabaya hanging out with a friend from graduate school who lives there, and then back to Jakarta for the following weekend I imagine. BAM! It'll be a quick and intense trip, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Oh and on the way back to Italy I'll be spending just 1 of the 1001 arabian nights in Dubai, once again reuniting with a friend who I met during one of my travels.
It's hard to imagine what the emotions will be while visiting all these places. From familiar Milan to the jungles of Kalimantan is a long way to go, and the thought of breathing new air and seeing new sights lifts up my psyche, kickstarts my imagination and reminds me of the refreshing fact that the world is really much bigger than my bubble.
-- Sidenote: for those of you who are my friends on Facebook you may have noticed that I've deactivated my profile. I received many concerned emails from friends and family who are so used to following me on fb; some of whom were writing to me with the same level of urgency as if I had just had a lobotomy or something (...it's just a fb account kids!). I just feel like it's too invasive and not really my style anymore. I don't like the idea of staying totally out of touch however, so feel free to email me and stay tuned for stories, pictures and the like which I'll be posting here every now and then. Ta ta!
