Today marks one month. Not much has changed. The travel beard is gone (after 3 weeks in the making). My hair is a little longer (not cutting it till July). I have more bug bites than I can count. I have slept on floors, chairs, buses, planes, couches, beds, trains and even in a few long cab rides. 4 countries, 3 language changes and the start of one blog network later, I’d say I’m doing alright.

During a chat with a friend yesterday before my journey to Taichung (travel story to follow this post), I was asked if I was home sick yet… It got me thinking about a lot of things. As I mentioned in a few posts back, I had a moment that brought on feelings of home and this past summer during the Kaohsiung Lantern Festival, but nothing really to make me “home sick”. Now don’t get me wrong here, I do miss the people back home and I even miss the city of Portland a little bit too. But thinking back to 2002, I  have literally been on the move for seven years now. From college, to London, to SF and back to Portland, so the fact that I’m still on the go isn’t much of a change. I’m still learning. I’m still growing (seriously, I think I’m 1/2 inch taller than I was last year). I’m still the same Ol’ G. So to answer the question, no and I don’t see myself getting home sick at all during this project… I have the next 7 months planned out for me with some major goals to achieve. It’s fun a fun ride this far and I’m excited for what’s next.

Thanks to everyone that has been keeping in touch with me via, FB, AIM, Skype, eMail & this site, it’s keeping me motivated…. Keep the love coming.