Travelling

I am almost a quarter of a century years old and I have never left the United States. America is the land of the free, the melting pot of the world, an amazing place to live. I just feel so uncultured by never having left here. There is so much beauty in the rest of the world. I want to explore. I want to see the things I have read about. I want to see the history I am so fascinated in. I want to do the things I have only been able to dream of.
I look outside and see the same thing everyday. I see dirt and sun mostly. Houses that in a row look the exact same, "cookie cutter" houses or so my mom used to call them. I am so sheltered in my environment. I see the same types of people, scenery, weather, stores, food, etc.. I am ready for a new adventure in my life. I doubt that I would ever move overseas, but I wish that I had taken up the opportunity to study abroad. I am always so jealous of my friends who have had the guts to do so. I would have done it in a heartbeat if I had the financial means to.

I am such a chicken. I wish that I could pack up my things and backpack through Europe. I would start off in Italy, the place I want to visit more than any. I would go from town-to-town, just living everyday that I could. I would take in everything, try new foods, take pictures, learn new things, have a steamy romance with a man who didn't speak any English, get vintage clothes, oh so many things I would love to do.

I look at pictures and it physically hurts that I have not been able to go. This is at the top of my bucket list in life.

The man I marry better be ready to take an adventure with me, because I will go to Europe many times in my life. I am still young and have many opportunities to still go. I would love to go there on my honeymoon. How romantic would it be to take a gandala boat ride at sunset through the streets of Italy?

I am such a helpless romantic. And Europe allows you to do so. I was meant to be European.

Who wants to start the "Send Ashley to Europe fund?"