On Road Trippin

Dear America,

As a very small fraction of you know, I am moving from Connecticut back to San Francisco. Beginning on Thursday, May 6, I will be driving across the country. I've got many stops planned, with tons of people to see. My rout is pictured above. Currently, my stops are motivated by people rather than places; hence no Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, or Mt. Rushmore. Nothing is written in stone, so if you'd like to make any suggestions, I'd like to hear them.

I'm trying to think of something cool/fun/creative to do on the side while on the trip. Like, once, I read that this guy who was doing a similar cross country trip bought a ton of post cards, self-addressed and stamped them, and then gave them to strangers and told them to write life advice on them and send them. But I can't do that, because he already did that. So again, suggestions welcome. I was thinking of maybe doing a weekly Power Rankings of the cities Ive been through, but some of my friends would no doubt get offended. So I'll probably just write a few blogs like this one. Update with my whereabouts and the hijinks I've gotten into.

In an effort to not have the same conversation 3 million times over the next month: No, I do not have a job lined up yet in San Francisco. Yes, I am working on it. There's not a whole lot of aerospace out there, so I likely will be in a new industry. But that's good, because I think I want to try something new anyway. I still want to do mechanical engineering though.

I'm very excited to see all the friends and family along the way. And come June 5th or so, I'll be living in San Francisco, the best city ever. But as I begin packing up today, I find myself in a foul and depressed mood. It's just kind of sad leaving my friends here. Last Saturday we had a birthday/going away party, and it was maybe my favorite night out of all the time I've spent here. But it's not so bad. I'd be crying my eyes out if I thought it was the last time I'd see all these people. After all, we're having a cook-out on Wednesday for Cinco de Mayo. Bwwaaahahaaahahaahahaha. Just kidding. That won't be the last time I see everyone either.

Anyway, that's what's new with me these days.

Love,
Mike