Thus begins a season in my life full of this thing I love the most: travel. I've just completed my undergraduate degree in San Diego, California, and I thought grad school was the next step for me, but when I didn't get in to any of the schools I wanted, I was given a gift: freedom. Now, with plans to head to Germany in September with my dear friend Elisa, I couldn't be happier or more excited about the path unfolding before me...though it's still, scarily, kind of undefined. With aspirations to solidify some fluency in German, I'm looking forward to extensive adventuring all over Germany, with maybe a pitstop or two along the way. Holland, Switzerland, Italy anybody?My other great love in life is singing, particularly of the classical persuasion, and I'm hoping to see this passion aid and abet my love for travel, and vice versa. Opera has already taken me to New York City, New Haven, Los Angeles, Baltimore, and Tijuana and I'm counting on travel to return the favor by bringing me the opportunity to sing in new places. But even if the only singing I do on my journeying over the next few months is at the Bahnhof for coins to purchase a train ticket, I know the experiences I have in and of themselves will be worth every note left unsung. Which in truth, will probably be a very minimal number of notes. I think the only thing that could ever really truly shut me up would be if someone were to physically rip my trachea out of my throat with their bare hands.
Anyways, I suppose I should end this very first blog post of my life with some sort of explanation about my blog, though I'm sure the reasoning for creating it is more or less obvious. My HOPE is that, by faithfully posting news on my travels, friends and family from all over will be able to keep up with me. It's way easier than writing or calling every separate friend in Baltimore, L.A., Chicago, or San Diego to update them on my comings and goings. No offense, friends and family (and of course I'll be in touch...) Also, I'm hoping to help myself out a little here. I'm only a mediocre journaler and a pathetic photographer, so I want this blog to be a motivator. I want to remember all these amazing sites, stories, and adventures, and since my mother isn't going on this trip with me, I'm going to need a little encouragement to record everything. So Blog (yes, I'm addressing my inanimate blog, his name is Blog), and viewers, keep my honest here. And keep up with my story! I'm happy to be sharing it with you :) 
