In less that 24 hours, I will on en route to Pamplona, Spain, the setting of the first six weeks of my adventures this summer. While there, I will be surveying green technologies in the area, honing my español (and appetite), and learning the fine art of Spanish mischief with EJ Hummel and Stephen Merritt as part of the UA in Spain: Engineering program.
The adventure really starts when the program ends: once they kick us out, we'll be joined by Evan Prehn for a trek through the Pyrenees. Over the course of about 10 days, the group will travel by foot on the GR 10 to Lourdes, France.
From there we'll continue through France and Italy for the rest of July. We'll be in Paris for Bastille Day, and the excellent Andrea Lavelli will host us in Milan before our journey finds it's end in Rome. How we get from one point to the next is mostly unplanned and hopefully nontrivial, so I'm starting this blog to keep everybody in the loop with where I am in the world and to chronicle the journey as it unfolds.
My phone service will be disabled while I'm abroad, but if you have Viber you can still message me that way. And of course you can keep up with me on Facebook, Skype, and here!
This post would not be complete without the obligatory nod to Steve Crosby, from whose blog and travels I draw inspiration.
I can hardly believe tomorrow is the departure - here we go!
