It was my first real trip anywhere. I had been a homeboy all of my life living on the west coast of the United States. In fact, I had never been east of Utah.I grew up in Seattle all of my life and for the past 7 years I've been living in the Los Angeles rat race. Every year I would tell myself that I needed to head out on an extended vacation and just roam the world, or part of it anyway. So, I chose a date that I would embark on my journey, went online, bought a ticket departing in 5 weeks, and had no choice but to commit to it.I have a tendency to work better that way. Rather than just talk about something that you want to do, or something that you always say you're going to do, pick a date and tell yourself and everyone
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