I heard that the truth is out there. This is where I find out... ...and this is where you pick up on the story of Josh. We'll begin with a map of the world...

A map of the world.

I live in Denton, TX (indicated by the black X) where I attend the University of North Texas. I will be graduating this summer. Over the summer I will more than likely be living on the island Grand Cayman with my grandparents (blue arrow).

After that...well I'm joining the Peace Corps. I have no idea where I will be living for the next two years of my life, but I've requested Eastern Europe or Africa (red arrows). Although, if this map is accurate, let's hope it's not Eastern Africa.

I hope that image makes you smile, it's the only reason I decided to post it. I found it doing a GIS, I hope they don't try to sue me (Center for Social Media gets the credit--I edited out their caption). It's not our world, we just inhabit it. And, I guess we paint it on our asses.

I'm actually a very serious person, lately anyways. A month ago I traded in my Blues Brothers, Animal House, Bad Santa, and What About Bob? DVD's for a new copy of The Killing Fields. I'm talking serious. I wish I would have kept The Blues Brothers. I miss that mall scene. You don't know what you got 'till it's gone. And you don't realize that what you do or don't own means absolutely nothing until you begin to write about it.

Anyways...

I've been recording the process over the past month offline. I wasn't sure how to start, or if I even wanted to create a blog. But this morning I came home from work and just sat down and started typing, and before I knew it the clock read 3am.

Anyways I have the past month recorded, and I'll find a way to upload it all. You'll laugh (unlikely), you'll cry (somewhat likely), you'll find yourself strangely captivated (highly likely). So this is everyone's life, from my perspective. I won't be keeping it as a diary (yet) but more as just a means to track my progress through the Peace Corps and around the world.

This is nowhere near how I expected I would do it. I think that's a good sign. So, here we go.  ¶ 4/16/2005 03:51:00 AM