Monday, August 31, 2009

My First Post: Day Before Departure

Hey everyone who is anyone! My name is Jimmy Backes, I am a Junior at The University of Saint John's and I leave tomorrow on a study abroad trip that should be cool enough to write a blog about (and that is saying something). So, with everything packed in my 44 liter Osprey backpack I fly out of Minneapolis, not for Ireland, but for the great city of London where I will begin some pre-gaming so to speak, as me and my travel buddies will see a little of Europe before we settle down in Ireland. First things first, you should know the two guys I am traveling with. Thomas Joyce is a Junior at SJU, he is a member of the track team and by far the most traveled of the three of us. Matt Reeve is also a member of the track team at SJU and is pretty much an Irish giant to begin with, so he just needs some experiences over there to go with his red hair to become a full fledged Irish citizen (even though he claims he has little to no Irish blood in him). I assure you I am not as interesting or awesome as the two of them.

So the plan is to get to Munich, Vienna and Prague in 10 days. I may or may not have access to a computer, so it will be questionable when the second post will be, but I am willing to bet the farm that it will be one of the best entries I have ever written

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