the Europe itch...

In ten days I will be a graduate of the University of Western Ontario's Master of Library and Information Science program. I thought that everything would change after this, but it really hasn't so much. I am still the exact same person, just with more letters after my name: I still make juvenile jokes, love rock & roll passionately, and enjoy a good beer. What has changed is my desire to flee this country for "the continent" and spend a couple months, with little or no agenda, getting lost in the history and rhythms of the cultures I learned about through my undergraduate degree (in History). I have been pretty responsible my whole life, doing what was expected of me, and now I am ready to throw off the shackles and do something "irresponsible." I will keep y'all posted on how travel plans develop...