The Sound of the Ocean Keeps Me Up at Night

View from our window. Taken by our villa's previous owner :)

I haven't actually seen the sun rise from our balcony yet, but after  B's school starts, it's up and at 'em pretty early in the morning. Which shouldn't be too hard since the ocean waves crash pretty loudly on the beach.

After the flight/layover that was hotter than Hades we made it to the island which is....hotter than Hades. We managed to get the bags unpacked pretty quickly considering I might have packed my body weight in clothes. (Seriously) Because I could manage to be cold in the middle of a desert, I'm pretty excited about this humid weather. B says the hot weather hasn't even started yet. It's been a little bit overcast and cloudy so far, but that weather usually happens whenever I'm around. Haven't had too much need for the sunscreen yet, but it's coming, my Lobster Skin sense can feel it.

Time for me to break out the SPF 600 and for B to break out the textbooks.

Good luck! :)

-whitters

List Nine: Places I've Lived

1. Provo, UT

I was born.

2. Murray, UT

My brother was born. I colored on his head and bit him. Poor thing.

3. La Crescenta, California
I don't remember most of this place.

4. My Gramma's House
My brother poured dishsoup down the hallway. Left a big stain there for years. Way to go.

5. The House I Live in Now
I shared a room with my sister. Then, got my own room. Thank goodness.

6. Malibu, California
Hooray for Pepperdine.

7. Florence, Italy
Hooray for Pepperdine again!

8. Malibu, California (again)
Hey, I need nine places. I moved back and lived in a different apartment. It counts.

9. Back home.
Full circle. Kind of.

Clarification: That is not my room. I wish it was!

Send Me on My Way

Yes, please.

Chris Guillebeau is awesome. He's on a quest to visit every country in the world. And at 149/192, he's preeeetty close. He's also written an article on quitting your job and traveling the world:

It happens to me every time I travel overseas. I talk with people who hear about where I’m going, and they always say the same thing: “That sounds amazing! I wish I could do that.”
My reply is always the same: “What’s keeping you from it?”

Yes, I would like that Chris. I've been to some pretty amazing places, but if I could go anywhere in the world, I would go to Turkey. Hands down.

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?