Almost three weeks in, I think the time has ripened to start a blog about my travels for the next few months; due to a number of factors, my longstanding discomfort with the idea of keeping a blog has been overridden.
Basics:
My trip began March 22, 2011 from Newark Liberty International Airport. A direct flight brought me to Israel, where I am spending the first nine weeks of my travels. I am studying abroad for a quarter at Hebrew University, taking a mega-class called Jerusalem Civilizations and one credit of Colloquial Palestinian Arabic.
Next I am headed to Istanbul, Turkey for two months on a grant for language study. I will be living with a family in a homestay near Taksim Square. Having taken two years of Turkish, I’m hoping to achieve some level of spoken proficiency.
After Turkey I will spend the rest of the summer in Europe: a week traveling with each of a couple friends (Greece then France), a bit traveling on my own (Krakow, Budapest), and a couple weeks at least working on a farm (Croatia?). More details and certainty as plans progress.
In the meantime, does anyone have an idea for a real title for the blog?
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