Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere- Frank Herbert
I do hope that quote's true- because as it is, there's still a lot that I'm unsure of about traveling to Ecuador. I still really have no idea what I'm doing for most of May and June (besides that it has something to do with Tarantulas), the whole living with a host family situation is uncertain for how little I know about my families, and the individual day trips I take for hiking or snorkeling are completely unplanned. I guess there really is something nice about keeping set plans as minimal as possible. I can see it being taken the other way, but it's kind of relaxing before I leave- with less planned, there are fewer plans that can change or be disrupted!
Now I get to finish the joys of packing. The big stuff; clothes, hiking gear, books; are easy to select and pack. It's the small stuff, the personal stuff, that's not quite so easy to manage. I'm going to try to pack as light as possible, as unlikely as that is for me, but narrowing down how many important personal things I carry on my 6-months of travels seems almost a little harsh a more than a tad disheartening. At least it's better than the return flight, weighed down with souvenirs!
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