Dude. Cairo!

So the journey begins. And as always, it can't happen without you: my loyal ... though small ... group of followers. Yes, you: my family and friends who, by choice or brute force, have ended up living vicariously through me. You heard about Buenos Aires. You witnessed Tangier. Now, without further ado, this is—

TRAVELS, TAKE THREE:
CAVORTING IN CAIRO.

Okay, so I may be a little ahead of myself. Fact is, I'm still at home in West Lafayette, dreaming up alliterative titles for things-yet-to-happen. But I've started packing, and the smell of adventure is in the air. Tomorrow evening I take a shuttle up to Chicago, where I'll stay with family overnight and make my way to O'Hare bright and early. From there, to Heathrow, and from Heathrow to Cairo! The possibilities are endless. Airports are magical. And come Saturday afternoon I'll be a world away from this land of college campuses and canceled concerts, of colorless cornfields and cantankerous caretakers. (Okay I'll stop now.) But you get the idea.

It's a new decade.

I'm a new person.

Big Things are coming, and I intend to be a part of them.

Watch this spot. Savor the updates. I promise not to disappoint.