Fritz and I tend to have a nomadic bent.  We may have inclinations to wander the earth, but not senselessly.  I think the drive towards travel is to see the world with new eyes and new experiences.  When you are home, it’s easy to get lost in the shuffle of everyday and lose perspective.  I think for that reason humans, metaphorically speaking, have needed to travel to survive.  The world is constantly in flux, it changes our view.  We chase nourishment into strange territory, refresh our senses with the new, and come home to the familiar, but suddenly vibrant place we love to live.

So, we are traveling again in September.  I’ve never been to any of these places, and Fritz will be showing me some of his favorites.  Hopefully they will be our new favorite places to visit.  I’m going to get to see a friend I haven’t seen since 2003 at least, my dear Verity.  It’s a bit of an epic trek across portions of the continent that will make me hit the pause button on everything I’ve been working on since I’ve arrived, but I have this sneaking feeling it will not only be worth it (obvious), but will be necessary for my sanity at the end of a long, hot summer.

So salut – to Fritz and I, to refreshments and travel, to new places and tying it all together. I’m excited.  Especially about the postcards :)