Getting ready to go!

It’s been a busy few weeks getting ready to go full of spending time with friends and family. We’ve had a lot of super cute overnight guests.

Most of my prep for this trip has focused on buying new clothes and gear. While my formal training has lagged, i regularly walk several kilometers at a time while carrying a tiny human.

I am mostly packed, i have reservations for almost every night, and i have my pre-camino walk figured out (i think. I am infamously horrible at navigating public transportation).

The first week of my journey is all sightseeing and shopping and eating. On July 2, Ill start my pilgrimage. My intent is to use this app as a digital journal where i can share details of each day’s adventures, as well as my observations, thoughts, and feelings. It will be a lot of first draft (and tired) writing and unedited photos, so be prepared to roll with whatever i post.

My goals of this trip are simple. I want to explore Europe, slowly and as thoroughly as i please. I want to be alone and quiet so i can hear my own thoughts again. I want to process (and release) a lot of pent up emotion. And finally, i want to receive whatever the universe sends my way.

Camino pilgrims frequently remind each other that the ‘camino provides’. I am holding onto this promise and will share here if and when it is fulfilled.Read more