2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/redheadedrunaway/rss.xml The main thing I've learned in my travels is that while not all those who wander are lost, all those whose who travel are running away. The difference is between those who know they are and those stuck in denial. As I'm now on the run again, updates will be more sparing and photos even more so. But as I pray on the kindness of friends across Europe I'll see what I can make happen. Baci http://www.getjealous.com/redheadedrunaway http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179892&go=redheadedrunaway And so it is I have but two things left to do: 1) Dublin-Washington DC, land approximately 5:40 pm. 2) Reverse culture shock. Somewhere in that second one there will be catch up with all of my mates as well as finding a place to live with my two Italian girls. For those who still have it my cell will be the same as before I left. For those who don’t ask. I do, however, reserve the ri... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179892&go=redheadedrunaway Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179891&go=redheadedrunaway There are 40 shades of green, one color of friendship, one sound of silence and one feeling of peace. Having a friend who is a farmer’s daughter from South Derry I had the pleasure of spending a few days with all of these things and on the simple currency of friendship. I’ve been trapped in cities for the past many months. Not cities as they are known in the states with skyscrapers... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179891&go=redheadedrunaway Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179890&go=redheadedrunaway I awoke a bit into my bus ride to Belfast to see the rain coming down and nestling in my woolly jumper I turned to see a vivid full double rainbow at points verging into triple out the window. The plains of Ireland were perfect for such full arches as looking out across the great expanse you could see the point just where the rainbow touched the earth. Never before had I seen a rainbow touch down,... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179890&go=redheadedrunaway Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179889&go=redheadedrunaway It is the beginning of the voyage home and the first English speaking country I’ve encountered for any substantial amount of time in almost a year. But more than those things it is the land of my ancestors, the ones that figured most prominently in my upbringing and are called to my attention any time I meet someone on the West side of the Iron Curtain. Reaching Dublin all these things s... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179889&go=redheadedrunaway Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179888&go=redheadedrunaway Had Vegas been established under travel conditions similar to the cheap flights that now abound around Europe I doubt its early years would be much different from Riga today. Sure the location on the other side of the Atlantic would have meant the Bachelor party weekends would have had American accents and far less chatter about “Wayne Rooney, mate! The striker in the world, mate!”, bu... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179888&go=redheadedrunaway Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179887&go=redheadedrunaway Now, before I say this I need you to understand that I never worry about these things, but the fact is I was just greeted by a dead man lying in the street… Sadly this man had not been just dead drunk as I walked by on the way back from bus station after booking my midnight bus, he was covered by a black plastic sheet and the cops were still hanging out. It was a nice welcome to Lithuan... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=179887&go=redheadedrunaway Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=174622&go=redheadedrunaway If couch-surfing was an international competition Id throw my hat in the ring for the championship, but it brings with it great conflicts. For all the money saved, the locals met (or not) and the places you (probably) wouldnt have found out about otherwise there are equally valuable things forgone in the hostel you dont stay in and the people who are also staying in it. True this is a gamble. T... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=174622&go=redheadedrunaway Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=174621&go=redheadedrunaway You could nuke it all tonight, rebuild it tomorrow out of pink fiber glass and call it Dave, but it will never get away from its history. Simply too much has happened in this city. friend, tour guide and fellow Wellingtonian (despite the fact he studied at Massey) Mike on Berlin and the on-going conflict she and her citizens have with her history While in Paris a friend of my friend had ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=174621&go=redheadedrunaway Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=168364&go=redheadedrunaway As true to my moniker as I can get Im running again. I can couch it in economic terms as a form of matching problem due to imperfect and asymmetric information as a sweet sell to the boss, but this really isnt necessary, so why bother? Instead, I just quit, restructured my summer and orchestrated my exit. Sadly, as the result of several factors it couldnt be the one day turnaround thats allo... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=168364&go=redheadedrunaway Sat, 1 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=168361&go=redheadedrunaway Ah yes the most immortal words of brilliance I can think of. These are words that you can say in America only when you plan on walking out that very moment. This is one of the profound differences between the States and Germany, one of many. I said this phrase to my boss (I say boss because he does nothing boss like and has nothing to say about what I do, if I ever see him) and he responded G... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=168361&go=redheadedrunaway Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT